public static string Plural(string x)
{
if (irregular_plural.TryGetValue(x, out string ret))
{
return(ret);
}
if (elided_adj_nouns.TryGetValue(x, out KeyValuePair <string, string> test))
{
return(test.Key + Noun.Plural(test.Value));
}
return(x + "s");
}
// XXX incomplete implementation; have a grammar text available but past a certain point you need a Noun or Verb class.
// some languages also have the notion of dual # so this isn't even a correct API
public static string Plural(this string name, bool plural)
{
if (!plural)
{
return(name);
}
KeyValuePair <string, string>?test = name.SplitLastWord();
if (null != test)
{
return(test.Value.Key + " " + Noun.Plural(test.Value.Value));
}
return(Noun.Plural(name));
}