use strict; use warnings; my %family = ( 'Connie' => 'Mama', 'Brandy' => 'Sissy', 'Pete' => 'Dude', 'Tristan' => 'Stinky', 'Sophera' => 'Finky', 'priscilla' => 'BearDawg' ); print "Please type in your name:\n"; my $name = ; chomp $name; if (exists $family{$name}) { print "Hey $name, thank you for being my family!\n"; } else { print "Thank you $name for participating but you are not family.\n"; }