> > btw. to make things clearer on what I mean with '^lling' and '^tones', I
> > really mean "'^lling' *AND* '^tones'", ie. a join :) actually pretty good
> > don't ya think? :)
>
> This sounds like an unsatisfyable query, perhaps if the database
> figured this out, it could return zero rows without even hitting the
> index. If the first item matched, the first character is an 'l', if
> the second matches, a 't'. It can't be both an 'l' and a 't'!
He has to instances of the table, and is looking for index entries with
both words. We have only been sharing part of the conversation.
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