# non_start





Given 2 strings, return their concatenation, except omit the first char of each. The strings will be at least length 1.

This exercise was taken from [codingbat.com](https://codingbat.com/prob/p143825) and has been adapted for the Python language. There are many great programming exercises there, but the majority are created for Java.






### Test 1
**Input:**
```
'Hello'
'There'
```
**Output:**
```
'ellohere'
```
### Test 2
**Input:**
```
'java'
'code'
```
**Output:**
```
'avaode'
```
### Test 3
**Input:**
```
'shotl'
'java'
```
**Output:**
```
'hotlava'
```
### Test 4
**Input:**
```
'ab'
'xy'
```
**Output:**
```
'by'
```
### Test 5
**Input:**
```
'ab'
'x'
```
**Output:**
```
'b'
```
### Test 6
**Input:**
```
'x'
'ac'
```
**Output:**
```
'c'
```
### Test 7
**Input:**
```
'a'
'x'
```
**Output:**
```
''
```
### Test 8
**Input:**
```
'kit'
'kat'
```
**Output:**
```
'itat'
```
### Test 9
**Input:**
```
'mart'
'dart'
```
**Output:**
```
'artart'
```