my $string= "mirod"; $string += " is dumb"; # $string is now "mirod is dumb" $string -= "Sure "; # $string is now "Sure mirod is dumb" #### $string="I am _not_ dumb"; $string -= "_not_ "; # now guess what's in $string? #### my $string= "can"; $string >> " compromise"; # $string is now "can compromise" $string << "I "; # $string is now "I can compromise"