How do I match words in different languages
<p>How can I write a regular expression to efficiently match both Swedish and English words?</p>

<p>I must be able to match the likes of Å, é and '. I think 123 is also a word. I even think 1:e and 1st are words... </p>

<p>How would I proceed if I wish to match words from Russian and Japanese also. </p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Barry</p>

<p>P.S. The following are not words and should not be matched:</p>

<p><br>, =HELLO=, @NEW_LINE_MARKER, can"t, hel*o, /new/</p>

<p>Also,  </p>

<p>This string "Hey! What? Yes, I'm coming." should be split into:</p>

<p>(Hey, 
What, 
Yes I'm coming)</p>
