I have an array called *headlines* with lots of strings in it. Each string has a #rhyme_keys methods available on it which essentially gives it one of let''s say 100 types. I want to remove all strings from the array who''s #rhyme_key type is unique to the array (i.e. if 2 or more strings both have the same of any of the 100 types, they can stay). I''ve tried starting off here: #store all possible types in a new array rhyme_keys_array = [] << headlines.map{|i| i.rhyme_keys } #convert it to a hash so that the 100 types are mapped as keys, and their frequency is mapped as values rhyme_keys_array.flatten.inject(Hash.new(0)){|i,c| i[c]+=1; i} #Now I don''t know how to check against this new hash. Theoretically I think it''s like the idea below, but I don''t know how to express it syntactically: hrk = headlines.map{|i| i.rhyme_keys } if hrk.count < 2 (in the value of the corresponding rhyme_key in the hash) then remove i from headlines. Does this make sense? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/3KQz1BdhnXsJ. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.