I think pc88mxer answered your question for the most part.

$my_name = replace("august ferdinand mobius","\b(\w)","\U$1","igs"); # Becomes something more like... $my_name = replace("august ferdinand mobius", qr/(?igs)\b(\w)/, '\U$1' +);

Update: You should consider that your solution will not work for a variety of names, like mccleod, vomdorp, decaro, etc. For proper names, a dictionary (with the right library under it, like proper names) is a better way to go, and there is no perfect solution since the same spellings are sometimes capitalized differently. :(


In reply to Re^3: Regex Substitution Evaluations by Your Mother
in thread Regex Substitution Evaluations by mobiusinversion

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