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    Quick question on sorting a singly linked list

    Can someone tell me which type of sort is good for sorting a singly linked list holding character strings in their nodes? Some sorts are better than others in different situations but I keep hearing that mergesort is better than quicksort for sorting linked lists. Can someone care to elaborate?

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