_splitHyphenatedWords() _splitHyphenatedWords( $string) will mutilate hyphenated-words but shouldn't matter for date extraction Parameters $string
_hideAHalf() _hideAHalf( $string) take the 'a' out so it doesn't turn into a 1, save the half for the end Parameters $string
_replaceBigPrefixes() _replaceBigPrefixes( $string) hundreds, thousands, millions, etc. Parameters $string