# File lib/lucky_sneaks/string_extensions.rb, line 139
139:     def convert_misc_characters
140:       dummy = dup.gsub(/\.{3,}/, " dot dot dot ") # Catch ellipses before single dot rule!
141:       # Special rules for money
142:       {
143:         /(\s|^)\$(\d+)\.(\d+)(\s|$)/ => '\2 dollars \3 cents',
144:         /(\s|^)£(\d+)\.(\d+)(\s|$)/u => '\2 pounds \3 pence',
145:       }.each do |found, replaced|
146:         replaced = " #{replaced} " unless replaced =~ /\\1/
147:         dummy.gsub!(found, replaced)
148:       end
149:       # Back to normal rules
150:       {
151:         /\s*&\s*/ => "and",
152:         /\s*#/ => "number",
153:         /\s*@\s*/ => "at",
154:         /(\S|^)\.(\S)/ => '\1 dot \2',
155:         /(\s|^)\$(\d*)(\s|$)/ => '\2 dollars',
156:         /(\s|^)£(\d*)(\s|$)/u => '\2 pounds',
157:         /(\s|^)¥(\d*)(\s|$)/u => '\2 yen',
158:         /\s*\*\s*/ => "star",
159:         /\s*%\s*/ => "percent",
160:         /\s*(\\|\/)\s*/ => "slash",
161:       }.each do |found, replaced|
162:         replaced = " #{replaced} " unless replaced =~ /\\1/
163:         dummy.gsub!(found, replaced)
164:       end
165:       dummy = dummy.gsub(/(^|\w)'(\w|$)/, '\1\2').gsub(/[\.,:;()\[\]\/\?!\^'"_]/, " ")
166:     end