using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
private static readonly Regex WordCharacter = new Regex(@"\W");
private static readonly Regex Whitespace = new Regex(@"\s+");
public static void Main()
string term = "()5 +** ., 2 Ngaio%Street@!*&&*^&^$^%$^#%/?`~";
term = WordCharacter.Replace(term, " ");
term = Whitespace.Replace(term, " ").Trim();