def hello_name(name):

  name = 'Hello',name+'!'

  return ' '.join(name)

def make_abba(a, b):

  middle = b*2

  return a+middle+a

def make_tags(tag, word):

  tags =  '<'+tag+'>'+word+'</'+tag+'>'

  return tags

def make_out_word(out, word):

  return out[:2]+word+out[2:]

def extra_end(str):

  return str[-2:]*3

def first_two(str):

  return str[:2]

def first_half(str):

  half = len(str)/2

  return str[:half]

def without_end(str):

  return str[1:-1]

def combo_string(a, b):

  if len(a) > len(b):

    return b+a+b

  else:

    return a+b+a

def non_start(a, b):

  return a[1:]+b[1:]

def left2(str):

  return str[2:]+str[:2]