# C'mon iTunes, learn to alphabetize

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 16, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946 "2012-04-16T13:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946/41 "2012-04-18T08:42:40Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> There’s also a group named “!!!”, which is sorted after all the letter and number titles.

How do you pronounce that, “three exclamation marks” or “sure sign of insanity”?

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946/42 "2012-04-18T11:12:06Z")

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I’ll note that my use of the “sort album artist” field fails to work in “cover flow” mode, in Itunes, on the Ipod, and on the Iphone.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946/43 "2012-04-18T12:24:06Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> How do you pronounce that, “three exclamation marks” or “sure sign of insanity”?

No idea. 😛

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946/44 "2012-04-18T12:48:51Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> How do you pronounce that, “three exclamation marks” or “sure sign of insanity”?

It’s pronounced “[chk chk chk](http://www.chkchkchk.net/)”

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