sentences

Splits text into its sentences.

Details #

sentences(text) returns the sentences as a list of text, using the Mac's tokenizer. It knows abbreviations (Dr. Smith stays together) and works in any language, Japanese and Chinese included.

Parameters #

Takes 1 argument. {{ sentences(text) }}

Examples #

sentences("Dr. Smith went home. It was late!")

→

[
  "Dr. Smith went home.",
  "It was late!"
]

length(sentences(clipboard()))

→ 0

Gotchas #

Empty text gives an empty list.