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Remove all vowels from a string unless it is the first letter of a word.

hellyars
13 - Pulsar
‎01-29-2021 02:11 PM

I want to remove all vowels from a string of words :  a, e, i, o, u, y.  UNLESS its the first letter of a word.

 

Example:

 

Ground Control = Grnd Cntrl

Universal Control = Unvrsl Cntl

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hellyars
13 - Pulsar
‎01-31-2021 10:41 AM

@AngelosPachis Thank you. 

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BretCarr
10 - Fireball
‎01-31-2021 02:45 PM

@MarqueeCrew I appreciate the word boundary explanation. I’ve read on it a bit but this example was a perfect slam dunk to help get it to sink in!

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20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎03-15-2021 06:21 AM

This post has now been turned into a Weekly-Challenge/Challenge-259-Disenvowel 

 

get ready to see many ways to solve it!

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