chaddyt Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't mean to nit-pick (okyeahsomaybeido), but can we please drop "the" from the beginning of corps' names please? Is there really any reason why The Academy and The Cadets and The Cavaliers are listed all the way down in The T's when looking for scores and such alphabetically? And thus ends my pointless rant of the evening.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStainGlass Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 It makes it easier when we do predictions by alphabetical order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfever Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) It is The Cadets. It is also The Cavaliers. Don't you use your first and last name? I mean, geez, c'mon! -Cher Edited June 24, 2015 by drumcorpsfever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummergirl Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Consider movie titles....do we alphabetized them according to "The"? While I know it's part of the name, I naturally think Cadet, Cavies, Academy when looking the up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't mean to nit-pick (okyeahsomaybeido), but can we please drop "the" from the beginning of corps' names please? Is there really any reason why The Academy and The Cadets and The Cavaliers are listed all the way down in The T's when looking for scores and such alphabetically? And thus ends my pointless rant of the evening.... You can't be serious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't mean to nit-pick (okyeahsomaybeido), but can we please drop "the" from the beginning of corps' names please? Is there really any reason why The Academy and The Cadets and The Cavaliers are listed all the way down in The T's when looking for scores and such alphabetically? And thus ends my pointless rant of the evening.... Try switching to decaf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 The should be dropped when alphabetizing... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't mean to nit-pick (okyeahsomaybeido), but can we please drop "the" from the beginning of corps' names please? Is there really any reason why The Academy and The Cadets and The Cavaliers are listed all the way down in The T's when looking for scores and such alphabetically? And thus ends my pointless rant of the evening.... You're funny! (You're kidding, right)?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) How to Alphabetize Business Names Alphabetizing is an easy way to keep your files and business cards organized. Business names can be confusing when they include abbreviations, names, numbers and punctuation symbols. Using a standardized system to alphabetize business names cuts down on the confusion. Step 1 Spell out any abbreviations in the business name. As an example, convert "L.A. Fitness" to "Los Angeles Fitness" before alphabetizing. Step 2 Move articles such as "A," "An" or "The" to the end of the company name. Ignore any apostrophes or possessives. "The Men's Wearhouse" should be filed as "Mens Wearhouse, The." Step 3 Convert any numbers to their written equivalent. For example, "4th Street Grill" would become "Fourth Street Grill." Step 4 Alphabetize single letters in business names separately, ignoring any punctuation that may appear between them. A company named "J & J Consulting" should be filed before one named "JM Auto Body." Step 5 Use the last name to alphabetize businesses that include an individual's name. For example, convert "John Smith Company" to "Smith, John Company." This rule does not apply to companies that are so well known that referring to them by the person's last name would be confusing. "Philip Morris Corporation" should be filed under "P," not "M." Step 6 File businesses with two or more names as they are written. If the company name is "Smith, Jones and Johnson," you would file it under "S." Edited June 24, 2015 by George Dixon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't have a problem with "the" in front of some names. In some cases it works. In the case of say "The Ohio State University," I don't care for it. I live in North Canton and I'm a huge Buckeye fan, but the only reason "The" was added to the name was to highlight that OSU was the first state school, and the flagship state school, in Ohio. Kind of dumb and a little pretentious. In the case of Cadets and Cavaliers, both terms reference a type of person, team, even an army or royalist. The men of the United State Military, or the cadet is clad in a West Point style uniform. The following is a quote from the Wikipedia article on the term "Cavaliers." - "Prince Rupert, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier." [1] So I think the reference to a group of Cadets or Cavaliers is fine being prefixed with "the." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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