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+# $EPIC: leftw.txt,v 1.3 2007/03/02 02:32:04 jnelson Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+$__leftw__(<count> <word list>)
+======Technical:======
+   * If the <count> argument is omitted the empty string is returned.
+   * If the <count> argument is less than 1, the empty string is returned.
+   * This function returns the first <count> words from <word list>.
+   * Remember that <word list> is a list of [[what is a word|words]].
+======Practical:======
+Useful when you want to get the first few words in a word list.
+======Returns:======
+The first <count> words from <word list>.
+======Examples:======
+<file>
+$leftw(2 hello there how are you?)         returns "hello there"
+$leftw(-1 hello there bob)                 returns nothing
+$leftw(7 hello there bob)                  returns "hello there bob"
+$rightw(2 hello there how are you?)        returns "are you?"
+</file>
+======History:======
+This function first appeared in "plus-2" (post-ircII, pre-EPIC)

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