gistfile1.txt

def devowel(str)
  vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
  new_str = ""

  # We turn the string into an array of characters using chars.
  # An alternative to this is the method each_char (covered below!)
  str.chars.each do |ch|
    next if vowels.include?(ch.downcase)
    # the code below is only reachable when ch is a consonant
    new_str += ch
  end

  new_str
end