--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns short abstract of long strings; not exceeding <tt>range</tt> characters. If range is an integer then the minimum is 20% of the maximum. The string is chopped at the nearest word if possible, and appended by <tt>ellipsis</tt>, which defaults to '...'.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  CREDIT: George Moschovitis\n  CREDIT: Trans\n"
full_name: String::Words#brief
is_singleton: false
name: brief
params: (range=76, ellipsis="...")
visibility: public