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[QUOTE="dblack, post: 4499527"]
Hi --

There's no method called name.

Move the @ from @instance to name and you're set :-)

There's no method called phrase.

It seems that you're confusing instance variable assignment with
method creation.  They're unrelated.  You can, of course, write a
method that returns the current value of an instance variable:

def name
@name
end

and you can even get Ruby to do it semi-automatically for you:

attr_reader :name  # creates the above "name" method

But @name = name is just a variable assignment.

I would say "instances of the class Greeter".

Have another look at the attr_* family of methods, and keep in mind
that they're essentially shortcuts for writing your own get-and/or-set
methods (using instance variables), and I think that part of it will
fall into place.

David

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