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+#split lines into array of words
+def line_split line
+  line.split /[\?\.,_:;@#\n\$\^\*\<\>\%\&!{}\+\n\\"\)\(\-— ]+/
+  #personalize regex for 'word' definition
+end
+
+#sort words by count
+def sort_list list
+  list.to_a.sort!{|a,b| b[1]<=>a[1]}
+end
+
+#generate ordered array of word count
+def generate_list filename
+  list=Hash.new
+  File.open(filename, "r+").each_line do |line|
+    (line_split line).each do |word|
+      if list.has_key? word.capitalize
+        list[word.capitalize] += 1
+      else
+        list[word.capitalize] = 1
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  sort_list list
+end
+
+#print list out with 'Frequency# - Word' format
+def print_list filename
+  list = generate_list filename
+  puts "#{list.count} words in list"
+  list.each do |pair| #prints
+    puts "#{pair[1]} — "+pair[0]
+  end
+end
+
+print_list "speech.txt"