diff --git a/.word_in_string_spec.rb.swp b/.word_in_string_spec.rb.swp
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diff --git a/parser.rb b/parser.rb
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--- a/parser.rb
+++ b/parser.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 def word_in_string?(word, string)
-  # implement with your code here
+  split_string = string.split(%r{\s|_|-})
+  if split_string.include?(word)
+    :yes
+  else
+    :no
+  end
 end