diff --git a/parser.rb b/parser.rb
index adaad3e..125824f 100644
--- a/parser.rb
+++ b/parser.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 def word_in_string?(word, string)
-  # implement with your code here
+  
+  string_store = string.gsub(/[_-]/,' ').split(/\s/)
+  if string_store.include? word
+  	return :yes.to_sym
+  else
+  	return :no.to_sym
+  end
 end