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pig_latin.rb
def to_pig_latin(word)
word.sub(/([^aeiou]+)([aeiou]*\S*)/, "\\2\\1ay")
end
def to_pig_latin_sentence(sentence)
words = sentence.split(" ")
count = 0
words.map! do |word|
count += 1 unless to_pig_latin(word) == word
to_pig_latin(word)
end
puts "Converted #{count} word(s)."
words.join(" ")
end
while true
print "Insert sentence: "
sentence = gets.chomp
break if sentence.empty?
puts to_pig_latin_sentence(sentence)
end
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