# File lib/text/hyphen/language.rb, line 87
  def exceptions(exc = nil)
    return @exceptions if exc.nil?
    @exceptions = {}

    exc.split.each do |word|
      tag   = word.gsub(DASH_RE,'')
      value = "0" + word.gsub(EXCEPTION_DASH0_RE, '0').gsub(EXCEPTION_DASH1_RE, '1')
      value.gsub!(EXCEPTION_NONUM_RE, '0')
      @exceptions[tag] = value
    end

    true
  end