The 's' replaces a single Area match at any given time even so the 's+' replaces the whole Place sequence simultaneously with the second parameter. In this instance, it makes no variation, since you are replacing every thing with the empty string (although it would be improved to use \s+ https://mantra-hero-bar19742.ltfblog.com/30546270/mantra-euphoria-gummie-fundamentals-explained