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array_sorts.rb
class Array
def natural_sort
just_letters = self.select{|el| el =~ /^[a-zA-Z]+$/}
numbers = self - just_letters
just_letters.sort + numbers.sort{|x,y| x.gsub(/[a-zA-Z]+/, '').to_i <=> y.gsub(/[a-zA-Z]+/, '').to_i}
end
end
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