solutions in perl, python, and raku. and a README of a blog post.

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+#!/usr/local/bin/python3
+
+# You are given an array of strings and a check string.
+# Write a script to find out if the check string is the acronym of the words in the given array.
+
+def check_acronym (acronym, words):
+    real_acronym = ''
+    for word in words:
+        real_acronym += word[0]
+    print(acronym.upper() == real_acronym.upper())
+
+# Example 1
+words = ("Perl", "Python", "Pascal")
+acronym = "ppp"
+check_acronym(acronym, words)
+    
+# Example 2
+words = ("Perl", "Raku")
+acronym = "rp"
+check_acronym(acronym, words)
+
+# Example 3
+words = ("Oracle", "Awk", "C")
+acronym = "oac"
+check_acronym(acronym, words)
+
+