When sorting alphabetically, there are two formats to choose from: letter-by-letter
or word-by-word. They differ in their treatment of spaces, numbers and symbols.
In letter-by-letter alphabetization, spaces and other characters are ignored
during alphabetizing, and words are sorted as if they are run together.
(Dictionaries and phone books are sorted letter-by-letter. Ever have trouble
finding words or names in dictionaries or phone books?)
In word-by-word alphabetization, spaces are evaluated, so we sort letters up
to the end of the first word and then stop. If two or more entries begin with the
same word, then the second words are sorted.
Most clients prefer a word-by-word alphabetical sort in their index.. Here is an
example showing the difference:
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