Hi all. smile
I need a code that detects the repeated characters and replace the word with the original without repeating, i.e .:

hooooooowwwwww areeeee yooooou = how are you
hiiiiiiii = hi

I know there would be some problems with some characters like lowercase 'L' and so on but it doesn't matter.

Could someone help me with the code? I can't think of any way to do it.
I'm Sorry for my bad English.
Thank you very much!