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Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK

From Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.awk
Subject Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK
Date 2024-08-21 09:15 +0100
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porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) writes:

> Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> I don't know what your are asking for as this (your latest AWK) is not
>> just an implementation of the metaphone algorithm.  With the extra
>> Levenshtein test it "texas" matches only a few words.
>
> Not seeking/asking for anything Ben, just enjoy the ride =)
>
> As for my Metaphone take... In fact it is. Several Metaphone variants
> use Levenshtein & can be any mixture of three types of Metaphone
> versions further still, or even a mix. Seems that's the way it is
> in the wild...

There are certainly variants (and developments of the original) but I
thought you were implementing the same algorithm as the code you
referenced.  Sorry for the confusion.

-- 
Ben.

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(Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-17 14:18 +0000
  Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-08-19 00:46 +0100
    Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-08-19 02:15 +0100
    Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-19 03:22 +0000
      Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-19 04:34 +0000
    Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-20 05:45 +0000
      Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-08-21 00:58 +0100
        Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 01:07 +0000
          Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 02:50 +0000
          Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-08-21 09:15 +0100
            Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 19:13 +0000
  Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-20 11:33 +0000
  Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 02:42 +0000
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      Re: AWK language trivia porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 05:32 +0000
  Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders) - 2024-08-21 19:03 +0000
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