OK, heres a question for my writer and editor friends, to see where you all stand on this issue: Alphabetizing a list can be a bit of a pain when dealing with celebrity names. Billy Joel is an easy one since its a persons name: Joel, Billy. And Jefferson Starship remains Jefferson Starship since its a band name, not a person. But when it comes to a stage name, like Boy George, things become a bit trickier. You could say George, Boy, to be consistent with all the other individual names--but that implies George is his last name, which it isnt. You could keep it Boy George since its a stage name--but that might seem inconsistent and annoying to the more OCD-afflicted. Ringo Starr would seem to be an obvious one: Starr, Ringo--except thats not his real name either. But listing three Beatles last name first and one first name first would just seem wrong. So... how do YOU alphabetize stage names?
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:07:51 +0000
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