''' Purpose: continue string manipulation introduction
'''


word1  = input( "Enter word: " )
word2  = input( "Enter word: " )
phrase = input( "Enter phrase: " )

print()
print( 'word1:', word1 )
print( 'word2:', word2 )
print( 'phrase:', phrase )
print()

# operator + when given two string operands produces their concatenation;
# i.e., a new string that is formed by running the two operands together

print( '### operator + performs concatenation' )

concatenation = word1 + word2

print( 'word1 + word2:', concatenation )
print()

# operator * when one of its operands is a string and the other is an integer,
# produces a new string that is a repeated concatenation of string operand
# indicated by the integer

print( '### operator * performs concatenation' )

n  = 3
repetition = n * phrase

print( "n:", n )
print( 'n * phrase:', repetition )