Method: English::Inflect.plural

Defined in:
lib/strokedb/util/inflect.rb

.plural(word) ⇒ Object Also known as: pluralize

Convert an English word from singular to plurel.

"boy".plural     #=> boys
"tomato".plural  #=> tomatoes



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# File 'lib/strokedb/util/inflect.rb', line 106

def plural(word)
  if result = plural_of[word]
    return result.dup
  end
  #return self.dup if /s$/ =~ self # ???
  result = word.dup
  pluralization_rules.each do |(match, replacement)|
    break if result.gsub!(match, replacement)
  end
  return result
end