> Is there ever a case in the current day to write a module that isn't OOP. The discussion has certainly answered that there is.

Yes! Not everything has to be OO. That's why I enjoy Perl and C++; their designers appreciated that OO is not necessarily the best solution to all problems.

As an aside, I was once hired as a Java programmer but its emphasis on OO felt oppressive and I quit soon after (as mentioned here). Though I managed to hold down a C job without resigning, I didn't enjoy its primitive abstractions (for example, compare this rosetta C function with the other languages!) nor its flawed standard library, such as strtok, singled out for a dishonourable mention at On Interfaces and APIs. I suppose that's the main reason I gravitated towards C++ and (later) Perl. (BTW, Stroustrup describes here why he designed C++ as a multiparadigm programming language).

> I know there are Text::Info and Lingua::EN::Fathom. The latter I am using to create a copy checker that also includes a ratio of first person to second person pronouns. Both these modules count syllables using Lingua::EN::Syllable.

Rather than starting from scratch, you might like to model your new module on your favourite from these three (they all seem to have decent authors):

• Lingua::EN::Syllable by Neil Bowers. I see Neil (aka neilb) is from Marlow UK, a short scenic drive from your (more working class?) Coventry UK. Neil is a prolific CPAN author ... and a PAUSE Admin, PSC member, and White Camel award recipient!
• Lingua::EN::Fathom by Kim Ryan. I've actually met Kim - he's an excellent programmer, a gentleman (and a gentle man) ... and the founder of Sydney.pm.
• Text::Info by Tore Aursand. I'd never heard of Tore before, but I see he's published nine CPAN distributions. Though the name suggests Scandinavia, I trust you're willing to forgive and forget the Norman Conquests. ;-)

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