print "Please enter a word: "
word = gets.chomp
is_palindrome = true
(0..word.length/2).each do |x|
  if word[x] != word[-(x+1)]
    is_palindrome = false
    break
  end
end

if is_palindrome
  puts "\"#{word}\" is a palindrome"
else
  puts "\"#{word}\" is not a palindrome"
end