On Thu, 19 May 2005 14:09:32 +1000, John Machin wrote: > None of the other approaches make the mistake of preserving the first > letter -- this alone is almost enough reason for jettisoning soundex.
Off-topic now, but you've made me curious. Why is this a bad idea? How would you handle the case of "barow" and "marow"? (Barrow and marrow, naturally.) Without the first letter, they sound identical. Why is throwing that information away a good thing? Thanks, -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
