Re: [FWP] Gender differentiation

[Ronald J Kimball <rjk@linguist.dartmouth.edu>]

On Fri, Jul 02, 1999 at 09:15:28AM -0400, Bill Jones wrote:
> # Thru process of elimination, we can see -
> 
> while (<DATA>) {
>   #print $_ if /men/io; # This only matches 'embedded' men/women...

What do you mean by 'embedded'?

>   #print $_ if /(^wo)men/io; # This only matches women...

...and only at the beginning of the string.

>   #print $_ if /[^wo]men/io; # This matches nothing...

It matches 'men' following any character that is neither a 'w' nor an 'o'.

>   #print $_ if /men\b/io; # Same as first test...

The first test matched 'men' anywhere, this one matches 'men' only if
followed by a non-word character or the end of string.

>   print $_ if /\bmen\b/io; # This only matches embedded men...

Again, what do you mean by 'embedded'?
This matches 'men' if it is preceded by a non-word character or the
beginning of string, and followed by a non-word character or the end of
string.

> }
> 

Ronald

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