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Add method to a variable only


company_name = 'Software'
def company_name.legalese
  return "#{self} is a registered trademark."
end

company_name.legalese
# => "Homegrown Software is a registered trademark of ConglomCo International."
'Some Other Company'.legalese
# NoMethodError: undefined method 'legalese' for "Some Other Company":String

 














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