Web and Software Frontend Developer. Used to work in Full-stack JavaScript.Been at this for a few years now, and think I now understand my specific domain pretty well. Still a lot to learn though.
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You're absolutely right - my code passes the tests outlined above, but there are various edge cases that trip it up. "Sometimes" is one of them, because it's only two syllables really but contains two silent "e"s which register as syllables with this simplistic definition. Another one is "abalone", because the "e" at the end is pronounced as a separate syllable.
You can get the function closer to correct by changing the count_syllables function like so
Counting syllables is actually a really complex problem if you want to hit all the edge cases - this article goes into it more deeply. In the end, the best way is to use some kind of dictionary lookup, but that will still fail with unknown words.
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Lemme check if this works though:
test shows false for it :p
You're absolutely right - my code passes the tests outlined above, but there are various edge cases that trip it up. "Sometimes" is one of them, because it's only two syllables really but contains two silent "e"s which register as syllables with this simplistic definition. Another one is "abalone", because the "e" at the end is pronounced as a separate syllable.
You can get the function closer to correct by changing the
count_syllablesfunction like sobut it still struggles with that "ome".
Counting syllables is actually a really complex problem if you want to hit all the edge cases - this article goes into it more deeply. In the end, the best way is to use some kind of dictionary lookup, but that will still fail with unknown words.