print "@-:@+" while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+?)\b/g 0 0 3:4 3 4 4 4 9:10 9 10 10 10 15:16 15 16 16 16 19:20 19 20 20 20 25:26 25 26 26 26 30:31 30 31 31 31 34:35 34 35 35 35 39:40 39 40 print "@-:@+" :