def unique(array) pure = Array.new for i in array flag = false for j in pure flag = true if j==i end pure << i unless flag end return pure end unique ["hi","hey","hello","hi","hey","heyo"] # => ["hi", "hey", "hello", "heyo"] unique [1,2,3,4,1,2,3,5,1,2,3,4,5] # => [1,2,3,4,5]