How about something like
words = {}
words['word'] = 'newword'
words['otherword'] = 'newotherword'
outmessage = message
splits = message.split(' ')
if (words[splits[0]])
splits[0] = words[splits[0]]
outmessage = splits.join(' ')
end
obviously it can be cleaned up a fair bit, but the hash will save having a god awful if or switch statement
Simon
