Hi, If I understood your question correctly then try like this,

TIMTOWTDI

use strict;
use warnings;
my @known = ("foo", "bar", "baz");
print "Talk to me, Goose.";
my $input = <STDIN>;
chomp($input);

my ($in_fla) = grep/^$input$/i, @known;
    if ($in_fla) {
        print "You gave us $input, which equates to ".uc($in_fla).". G
+ood night, and good luck.\n";        
    } else {
         print "Not a match. YET!\n";
    }

__END__

D:\Workout>perl array.pl
Talk to me, Goose.Foo
You gave us Foo, which equates to FOO. Good night, and good luck.

D:\Workout>perl array.pl
Talk to me, Goose.FOO
You gave us FOO, which equates to FOO. Good night, and good luck.

D:\Workout>perl array.pl
Talk to me, Goose.arr
Not a match. YET!
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Updated: Thanks McDarren.