/// <summary>
/// A method to tell if a word is already a plural.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="noun">The word.</param>
/// <returns>True if plural, false otherwise.</returns>
public bool IsPlural(string noun)
{
// Handles all irregular plurals and plurals that are are the same as their singular
if (IrregularPlurals.Contains(noun))
{
return(true);
}
if (SingularsEndingInOneS.Contains(noun))
{
return(false);
}
if (SingularSEndings.Any(ss => noun.EndsWith(ss, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
return(false);
}
if (SingularSEndings.Any(s => noun.EndsWith(s, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
return(false);
}
if (noun.Length == 1)
{
return(false);
}
if (noun.EndsWith("s", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// The plural form of a one-word singular noun
/// </summary>
public static string PluralOfNoun(string singular)
{
if (IrregularPlurals.TryGetValue(singular, out string plural))
{
return(plural);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchSingularForPlural(singular))
{
return(i.InflectSingularForPlural(singular));
}
}
throw new ArgumentException($"'{singular}' appears to be a singular noun, but I can't find a plural inflection for it");
}
/// <summary>
/// The plural form of a one-word singular noun
/// </summary>
public static string PluralOfNoun(string singular)
{
if (IrregularPlurals.TryGetValue(singular, out string plural))
{
return(plural);
}
foreach (var i in Inflections)
{
if (i.MatchSingularForPlural(singular))
{
return(i.InflectSingularForPlural(singular));
}
}
throw new GrammaticalError($"'{singular}' appears to be a singular noun, but I can't find a plural inflection for it",
$"In this context, the term '<i>{singular}</i>' appears to be a singular noun, but I can't find a plural inflection for it");
}
