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

hellyars
13 - Pulsar

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

@AngelosPachis Thank you. 

BretCarr
10 - Fireball

@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!

MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

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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