src/helpers/split-paragraph.js

import words from 'lodash/string/words'
import deburr from 'lodash/string/deburr'

function splitParagraph(string='') {
	let lowercase = string.toLowerCase()

	// removes accents and such from ascii chars
	let noAccents = deburr(lowercase)

	// returns just the words, stripping extra spaces and symbols
	let justTheWords = words(noAccents)

	return justTheWords
}

export default splitParagraph