count-of-things ( count word -- str )
English natural language transformations

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Vocabulary
english

Inputs

count	a number
word	a string

Outputs

str

a string

Word description
Transform a quantity and a word into a construct consisting of the quantity, and the correct plural or singular form of the word. word is expected to be in singular form.

Notes

•	This word attempts to preserve the letter case style of the input.
•	Due to the unique way in which the English language is structured, the number 0 is considered plural; 1 is the only singular quantity.

Examples

USING: english io ; 10 "baby" count-of-things print
10 babies

USING: english io ; 2.5 "FISH" count-of-things print
2.5 FISH

See also
pluralize, ?pluralize, plural?, singularize, singular?

Definition

USING: kernel math.parser sequences ;

IN: english

: count-of-things ( count word -- str )
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