Method: English::Inflect.singular

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

.singular(word) ⇒ Object Also known as: singularize

Convert an English word from plurel to singular.

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



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# File 'lib/strokedb/util/inflect.rb', line 86

def singular(word)
  if result = singular_of[word]
    return result.dup
  end
  result = word.dup
  singularization_rules.each do |(match, replacement)|
    break if result.gsub!(match, replacement)
  end
  return result
end