From: "Bartosz DziewoƄski" Date: 2012-07-07T16:38:51+09:00 Subject: Re: Management of words in a string Still wrong, sorry Hans :( str = "apple and banana" str.scan(/\Wa\w+/).size => 1 A correct regex would be (I hope I don't get it wrong now) /\ba\B/. -- Matma Rex