[REBOL] Re: [REBOL parse] Parsing AEIOU and sometimes Y
From: lmecir:mbox:vol:cz at: 2-May-2007 19:00
Hi Ed,
> Ok, my head is starting to hurt. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
>
> First, a small correction from my original email:
>
>>> parse "yay" rule ; y = consonant ; y = consonant
>>>
yes, that is what Gregg suggested...
> I believe all of the solutions provided successfully handle the
> "sometimes y" case. I admit that I became a bit dizzy trying to work
> through them.
>
you should try the cut and paste (clipboard://) method
> To recap, the ultimate goal is to count V C pairs/groups, where V
> equals an arbitrary number of vowels, and C equals an arbitrary number
> of consonants, i.e.,
>
> simple-VC-rule: [some vowel some consonant (m: m + 1)]
>
the above rule does not count pairs, rule [(m: 0) some [vowel consonant
(m: m + 1)]] does.