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Pig Latin

by clintp (Curate)
on Mar 13, 2001 at 07:28 UTC ( [id://64054]=CUFP: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

Pig latin function, written as a small demo for s/// operators. Doesn't work for things like contractions, but hey, life isn't perfect. 
{
        my $notvowel=qr/[^aeiou_]/i;

        sub igpay_atinlay {
                local $_=shift;
                s[(\w+)] {
                        local $_=$1;
                        s/^($notvowel+)(.*)/$2$1ay/
                                or
                                s/$/yay/;
                        $_;
                        }ge;
                $_;
        }
}

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Re: Pig Latin
by danger (Priest) on Mar 13, 2001 at 12:13 UTC

    For other versions see this node of the same title. Also, there is a module that implements pig latin (there is a module for practically everything ... practical or not :-): 

        #!/usr/bin/perl -w
    use strict;
    use Text::Bastardize;
    $_ = "Hey don't it work fine";
    my $latin = Text::Bastardize->new();
    $latin->charge($_);
    print $latin->pig(),"\n";

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    That module performs other useful transformations like; rot13, censor, and k3wlt0k as well.

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Re: Pig Latin
by Adam (Vicar) on Mar 13, 2001 at 11:35 UTC
    Nice. Here is my attempt: 
    s/([^aeiou_]+|)(\w*)(\s?)/$2&&$2.($1?$1:'y').'ay '/ige

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    Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
    -- March 22, 1977, Donald E. Knuth
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