/doc/sefun/strip_article


SYNOPSIS

string strip_article (string text)

DESCRIPTION

Any "a ", "an " or "the " is removed from the start of <text> if necessary. The remainder is returned.

EXAMPLE

    strip_article("a cart")  --> "cart"
    strip_article("the gem") --> "geb"

SEE ALSO

strip_a
add_a

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