Why is `-lt` behaving differently for chars and strings?

Question

I recently answered a SO-question about using -lt or -gt with strings. My answer was based on something I\'ve read earlier which said that -l

Answer 1

Not quite sure what to post here other than the comparisons are all correct when dealing with strings/characters. If you want an Ordinal comparison, do an Ordinal comparison and you get results based on that.

Best Practices for Using Strings in the .NET Framework

[string]::Compare('L','l')
returns 1

and

[string]::Compare("L","l", [stringcomparison]::Ordinal)
returns -32

Not sure what to add here to help clarify.

Also see: Upper vs Lower Case