Rules in Alphabetic Filing Part 11
In the previous post we have learned how todeal with letters that are used together to form a name. In this post, we’ll learn how to file names with numbers.
Rule 11:
I. Numeric names are always filed as though spelled out.
II. Numbers of more than two digits are given their proper numeric value.
Consider the following examples:
1 Happy Market
A 7 Driving School
9th Flr. Bar
456 Repair Shop
3229 Bldg.
They are filed by unit as:
A Seven Driving School
Four Hundred Fifty Six Repair Shop (NOT Four Five Six Repair Shop)
Ninth Flr. Bar
One Happy Market
Three Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Nine Building (NOT Three Two Two Nine Building)
Now, try these following exercise:
Exercise 1
B 6 Online Shop
7 Up Computer Shop
88 Single Club
S 28 Salon
3rd Flr. Spa
Exercise 2
3 Sisters Cosmetics
20th St. Food Hauz
A 4 Paper Mills
1224 Computer Hub
1001 Book Club
Exercise 3
Straight 888 Lending Co.
37th Bldg.
100 Smart Club
22 Electronics
500 Bees Pure Honey Co.
Answer to Exercise 1
B Six Online Shop
Eighty Eight Single Club
S Twenty Eight Salon
Seven Up Computer Shop
Third Flr. Spa
Answer to Exercise 2
A Four Paper Mills
One Thousand One Book Club
One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Four Computer Hub
Three Sisters Cosmetics
Twentieth St. Food Hauz
Answer to Exercise 3
Five Hundred Bees Pure Honey Company
One Hundred Smart Club
Straight Eight Hundred Eighty Eight Lending Company
Thirty Seventh Building
Twenty Two Electronics