NSString – Convert to pure alphabet only (i.e. remove accents+punctuation)

by 
NSString* finish = [[start componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:[[NSCharacterSet letterCharacterSet] invertedSet]] componentsJoinedByString:@""];

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