diff --git a/ruby/acronym/acronym.rb b/ruby/acronym/acronym.rb
index 03af68d..b642277 100644
--- a/ruby/acronym/acronym.rb
+++ b/ruby/acronym/acronym.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 class Acronym
   def self.abbreviate(long_name)
-    abbrev = ""
-    long_name.split(/[\W-]+/).each do |word|
-      abbrev += word[0]
-    end
-    abbrev.upcase
+    long_name.scan(/\b\w/).join.upcase
   end
 end