use strict; use warnings; my %names = (larry => 'Larry', moe => 'Moe', curly => 'Curly'); print "What is your name?\n"; chomp(my $name = ); if (exists $names{lc $name}) { print "You\'re $names{lc $name}!\n" } else { $name = ucfirst $name; print "I don't know anyone by the name $name\n"; }