remove_pronunciation.rb

  def extract_pronunciation(string)
    result = string.dup
    regexes = {
      %r[\(IPA: ["\[/].*?["\]/]\) ] => '',
      %r[\(pronounced ["\[/].*?["\]/]\) ] => '',
      # for when pronounciation is mixed in with birthdate, e.g. (pronounced /bəˈɹɛlɪs/; born December 7, 1979)
      %r[pronounced ["\[/].*?["\]/]\; ] => '',
    }
    for regex in regexes.keys
      if result =~ regex
        result.sub!(regex, regexes[regex])
        break
      end
    end
    return result
  end


  def test_extract_pronunciation
    examples = {
      'U2 (IPA: /ˌjuːˈtuː/) are a rock band from Dublin,' => 'U2 are a rock band from Dublin,',
      'Albert Camus (IPA: [albɛʁ kamy]) is ' => 'Albert Camus is ',
      'Anton Corbijn (pronounced [kɔrˈbɛin]) (born May 20, 1955) ' => 'Anton Corbijn (born May 20, 1955) ',
      'Breed 77 (pronounced "Breed Seven-Seven") is a band whose' => 'Breed 77 is a band whose',
      'Sara Beth Bareilles (pronounced /bəˈɹɛlɪs/; born December 7, 1979) is an American' => 'Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American'
    }
   
    examples.keys.each do |string|
      assert_equal examples[string], @tapp.send(:extract_pronunciation, string)
    end
  end