On 2024-05-05 20:43, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> I'm afraid I can't explain this; perhaps someone else can.  If it
> bothers you, consider temporarily setting LC_ALL=C (or C.UTF-8)
> while you sort.
>
Don't waste any time on it.  I've run into this 'locale' stuff in the 
past and as I said I think it's a can of worms.  You might think that 
all English dictionaries would use the same lexicography, but ... In 
every practical way '(n)' gives me just what I want.  Oh, but it was 
good to shake out the idea that 'numeric' or 'version' were the issue.  
As you show, even dictionary sort seems to go strange. Let it be.