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This week's challenge, created by Motoi Tokimatsu, will test your RegEx skills! Thank you, @Tokimatsu , for presenting this intriguing task.
Have you heard about the 850 words of Charles Kay Ogden's Basic English? (In this context, the acronym BASIC stands for British American Scientific International Commercial.) In his book published in 1930, Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar, he created a list of about 850 words to form the core vocabulary of Basic English. Basic English aims to create an easier and more efficient form of English for international communication, particularly for those learning English as a second language. The reduced vocabulary is designed to cover most everyday situations and needs without the complexity of the full English language.
Your tasks for this challenge include:
- Download the data from the URL provided.
- List the words (around 850)
- Create an index with the first letter of each word.
- Calculate the number of words that start with each letter of the alphabet.
In this challenge, the Replace and Tokenize functions in RegEx will be your best friends.
Need a refresher? Review the following lessons in Academy to gear up:
Good luck!
