1Lingua::EN::Numbers::EaUssye(r3)Contributed Perl DocumenLtiantgiuoan::EN::Numbers::Easy(3)
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6 Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy - Hash access to Lingua::EN::Numbers objects.
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9 use Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy;
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11 print "$N{1} fish, $N{2} fish, blue fish, red fish";
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15 "Lingua::EN::Numbers" is a module that translates numbers to English
16 words. Unfortunally, it has an object oriented interface, which makes
17 it hard to interpolate them in strings. "Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy"
18 translates numbers to words using a tied hash, which can be
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21 By default, "Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy" exports a hash %N to the
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23 Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy" an argument - this argument is the name of
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26 use Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy qw /%nums/;
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28 would use %nums as the tied hash.
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30 See also the "Lingua::EN::Numbers" man page.
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32 "Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy" caches results - numbers will only be
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38 History
39 This module was created at the end of the 20th century, when
40 "Lingua::EN::Numbers" has a clunky, OO interface. Nowadays,
41 "Lingua::EN::Numbers" has procedural interface as well, lessening the
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48 As for 2014, "Lingua::EN::Numbers" does not have an OO interface
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50 "Lingua::EN::Numbers::Easy" anymore, and the reason it was created is
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54 This package was written by Abigail,
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58 This package is copyright 1999 - 2009 by Abigail.
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