note 100474 deleted from function.soundex by danbrown
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| Subject: | note 100474 deleted from function.soundex by danbrown | ||
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Note Submitter: andy
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Soundex is a limited algorithm for word matching, I would not use it, the initial letter problem is
just one of the flaws in it.
Better algorithms exist. Possibly the best one at the moment is the Double-Metaphone by Lawrence
Philips. Plenty of implementations exist, eg http://www.phpclasses.org/package/
240-PHP-An-improved-sounds-like-algorithm-.html