#!/usr/local/bin/perl $wordcount = 0; print("Type a phrase\n"); $line = ; chop ($line); print("$line\n"); while ($line ne "") { @array = split(/ /, $line); $wordcount += @array; print("Type a phrase\n"); $line = ; chop ($line); print("$line\n"); } print ("Total number of words: $wordcount\n"); print ('press ENTER to EXIT'); $in = ;