From: William James <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2005-01-06T20:31:31+09:00
Subject: Re: what's the Ruby way to do this?

def snippet(thought)
thought.match(/([^\s]+(\s+|$)){0,10}/)[0]+($'>""?"...":"")
end

puts snippet("The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown fat hog.")
puts snippet("The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown hog.")
puts snippet("The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown")

The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown fat ...
The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown hog.
The quick  red fox jumps over the lazy brown