could you explain what you mean a little better? Your statement

$dummp = "Phillip "B" Bruce";
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really isn't a valid Perl statement because "Phillip" and "Bruce" are quoted and the B is not. Perl isn't going to know what you mean by that.

Does your string have quotes around the B? If so, the above answer will do what you want it to. If not, we're going to need more info.

-Rich