c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -e "my @a1 = qw(My name is Andrew); my @a2 = qw(My dog named Andrew); ;; for my $w1 (@a1) { INNER: for my $w2 (@a2) { next INNER if $w1 eq $w2; print qq{system command a1 $w1 and a2 $w2 \n}; } } " system command a1 My and a2 dog system command a1 My and a2 named system command a1 My and a2 Andrew system command a1 name and a2 My system command a1 name and a2 dog system command a1 name and a2 named system command a1 name and a2 Andrew system command a1 is and a2 My system command a1 is and a2 dog system command a1 is and a2 named system command a1 is and a2 Andrew system command a1 Andrew and a2 My system command a1 Andrew and a2 dog system command a1 Andrew and a2 named