From: basi Date: 2005-12-25T12:27:52+09:00 Subject: Regex: how to match duplicate syllables? Merry Christmas! But work goes on :( Just trying a way to match duplicate syllables. C = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz" V = "aeiou" aString =~ /[#{C}][#{V}][#{C}][#{V}]/ should match if the first CV matches the next CV. Hence, "waikiki" should match on "kiki". And "dodo", "paparazzi" should match too. Thanks! basi