#!/usr/bin/perl for ($i=1, $total=10, $remain=$total, $where="on the shelf";$i <= $total; $i++, $remain--){ if ($remain == 1){ print "$remain bottle of beer $where" ; }else { print "$remain bottles of beer $where."; } print "Now ", $total - $i , " bottles of beer $where!\n"; if ($i == 10 ){ print "Party's over.\n"; } }