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> Calculates the metaphone key of <TT
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> Similar to <A
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English pronunciation. The metaphone generated keys are of
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> Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips
<lphilips@verity.com>. It is described in ["Practical
Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley,
1995].
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