English to Pig Latin converter ™

pig_latin.rb

# Based on the definition at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Latin
# For http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16138526/unexpected-end-kend-ruby-piglatin-program?noredirect=1#comment23055830_16138526


words = %w{happy duck love egg inbox eight}

def convert_to_pig_latin(word)
  # If word starts with a vowel
  if word =~ /^[aeiou]/
    "#{word}way"
  else
    # The word starts with a consonant. Now to find out 
    # how many from the starting point are consonants.
    #
    # String#match#length returns the first occurrence of 
    # the match.
    first_instance = word.match(/[aeiou]/).length
    
    # All this is a potential one-liner. Elaborating it for 
    # the sake of it.
    consonant_group = word.slice(0...first_instance)
    word_without_consonant_group = word.slice(first_instance..-1)
    new_word = "#{word_without_consonant_group}#{consonant_group}"

    return "#{new_word}ay"
  end
end



pig_latinized = words.map{ |x| convert_to_pig_latin(x) }


puts pig_latinized === %w{appyhay uckday ovelay eggway inboxway eightway}