map {
my $squeeze = $^phrase;
sink $^reg;
$squeeze ~~ s:g/($reg)$0+/$0/;
printf "\nOriginal length: %d <<<%s>>>\nSqueezable on \"%s\": %s\nSqueezed length: %d <<<%s>>>\n",
$phrase.chars, $phrase, $reg.uniname, $phrase ne $squeeze, $squeeze.chars, $squeeze
},
'', ' ',
'"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --- Abraham Lincoln ', '-',
'..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117777888', '7',
"I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. ", '.',
' --- Harry S Truman ', ' ',
' --- Harry S Truman ', '-',
' --- Harry S Truman ', 'r'
Output:
Original length: 0 <<<>>>
Squeezable on "SPACE": False
Squeezed length: 0 <<<>>>
Original length: 72 <<<"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --- Abraham Lincoln >>>
Squeezable on "HYPHEN-MINUS": True
Squeezed length: 70 <<<"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" - Abraham Lincoln >>>
Original length: 72 <<<..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117777888>>>
Squeezable on "DIGIT SEVEN": True
Squeezed length: 69 <<<..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117888>>>
Original length: 72 <<<I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. >>>
Squeezable on "FULL STOP": False
Squeezed length: 72 <<<I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. >>>
Original length: 72 <<< --- Harry S Truman >>>
Squeezable on "SPACE": True
Squeezed length: 20 <<< --- Harry S Truman >>>
Original length: 72 <<< --- Harry S Truman >>>
Squeezable on "HYPHEN-MINUS": True
Squeezed length: 70 <<< - Harry S Truman >>>
Original length: 72 <<< --- Harry S Truman >>>
Squeezable on "LATIN SMALL LETTER R": True
Squeezed length: 71 <<< --- Hary S Truman >>>