# Re:

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re/115514>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re/115514 "2007-09-25T23:04:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rbdev](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@rbdev](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rbdev)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re/115514/1 "2007-09-25T23:04:46Z")

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So this means that we can eliminate a word altogether?

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**Author:** ![rbdev](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@rbdev](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rbdev)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re/115514/2 "2007-09-25T23:04:49Z")

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On Feb 2, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Andrey F. wrote:

> So this means that we can eliminate a word altogether?

Yes. This is what is meant by “zero or more” in the quiz.

James Edward G. II