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From: porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders)
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Subject: Re: (Long post) Metaphone Algorithm In AWK
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:07:29 -0000 (UTC)
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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...
 
> However, if I remove the extra condition (that levenshtein($x, find) <=
> 2) your AWK code matches a different set of words to the C
> implementation.  Looking a bit deeper, your AWK code give the code TKSS
> to the word "texas" but the C code assigns is "TKS".

Just differing metaphone variants, witness...

Texas = Tex[ess] (if phonetically pronounced - almost slurred sounding)

But hey: Many thanks for your input kind sir, I appreciate it.

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:wq
Mike Sanders