Comparing 2 similar strings?

[Patrick TJ McPhee]

In article <153o811mt7uhqa3aojb5101sd7qo4jrgps at 4ax.com>,
John Machin  <sjmachin at lexicon.net> wrote:

% None of the other approaches make the mistake of preserving the first
% letter -- this alone is almost enough reason for jettisoning soundex.

Metaphone does, at least in the case of Aaron and Erin.


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Patrick TJ McPhee
North York  Canada
ptjm at interlog.com