<?php
function longestWord($txt) {
$words = preg_split('#[^a-z0-9áéíóúñç]#i', $txt, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY
); return $words[0];
}
echo longestWord("Where did the big Elephant go?");
// prints Elephant
?>
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