Question

I’m looking for a function that can change things like i’m to I’m, theyre to they’re, i to I ect.

Does anyone know where I can find one?

If not, what would be the best way to approach this?
The only thing I have in mind is using something like

rawMessage = rawMessage.Replace("theyre", "they're");

Its for a chat room project, thanks!

Answer 1

It seems that you want to make an autocorrect feature. First you need to build a list of corrections

Dictionary<String, String> Corrections = new Dictionary<String, String>();
Corrections["i'm"] = "I'm";
Corrections["i"] = "I";
Corrections["theyre"] = "they're";
...

Then you need to replace words in your text:

String result = Regex.Replace(input, @"\b[A-Za-z']*\b", CorrectWord);

Then you need to lookup the words:

private String CorrectWord(Match match)
{
    String correction;
    if(Corrects.TryGetValue(match.Value, out correction))
        return correction;
    return Match.Value;
}

The above code it not tested nor compiled.

Hope that this will help you in your attempt.