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word_count.rb

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+require 'pp'
+
+class WordCounter
+
+  def run!
+    # Read all the words into an array parsing out all of the special characters
+    words = File.open("speech.txt", "r").read.split
+
+    # Parse out all of the special characters
+    words.each { |word| word.gsub!(/[_;+{}?><<@#$%^*.,!():&"-]/,'') }
+
+    # Delete all of the empty strings that made
+    words.delete_if { |word| word.length == 0 }
+
+    # Count each instance and sort by descending order
+    words_hash = Hash.new(0).tap { |word_count| words.each { |word| word_count[word] += 1 } }.sort_by {|k, v| v }.reverse
+
+    # Print the result
+    pp words_hash
+  end
+
+end
+
+WordCounter.new.run!