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Address false dichotomy for pluralization #5

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TotalVerb opened this issue Feb 22, 2017 · 0 comments
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Address false dichotomy for pluralization #5

TotalVerb opened this issue Feb 22, 2017 · 0 comments

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Currently, pluralize defaults to classical=true, which is sometimes ridiculous.

For example, kine is never used over cows.

On the other hand, defaulting to classical=false is also ridiculous at times, see e.g. vertexes over vertices.

I'd like to have the default instead be something sensible and objective: whichever plural form is most prevalent on ngrams; i.e.:

  • Deprecate the classical keyword argument.
  • Replace it with mode keyword argument that can take either :classical, :anglicized, or :prevalent.
  • The :prevalent mode compromises between :classical and :anglicized by choosing whatever is more appropriate for the given word.
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