class OrdinallySortableList : List<String>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Helper class for sorting the strings ordinally
        /// </summary>
        private class OrdinalComparer : IComparer<string>
        {
            #region IComparer<string> Members
            int IComparer<string>.Compare(string x, string y)
            {
                // Switch x and y for descending order
                return String.CompareOrdinal(y, x);
            }
            #endregion
        }

        public void SortOrdinal()
        {
            base.Sort(new OrdinalComparer());
        }
    }