def startswith_word(phrase, startswith):
    """Check if a string starts with a word

    Basic startswith method doesn't separate into words, so checking if a string
    starts with '$foo' will return true for both '$foo' and '$fooooooo'.

    Parameters
    ==========
    phrase : str
        Phrase to check startswith against.
    startswith : str
        Word to check whether or not phrase starts with it.

    Returns
    =======
    bool
        True if the first word of phrase is startswith, False otherwise.
    """
    return len(phrase.split()) > 0 and phrase.split()[0] == startswith