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You should check out the 'quantification' features of this Python lib called Pattern: http://www.clips.ua.ac.be/pages/pattern-en http://www.clips.ua.ac.be/pages

You should check out the 'quantification' features of this Python lib called Pattern: http://www.clips.ua.ac.be/pages/pattern-en http://www.clips.ua.ac.be/pages/pattern-en >>> from pattern.en import quantify >>> print quantify(['goose', 'goose', 'duck', 'chicken', 'chicken', 'chicken']) >>> print quantify('carrot', amount=1000) >>> print quantify({'carrot': 100, 'parrot': 20}) several chickens, a pair of geese and a duck hundreds of carrots dozens of carrots and a score of parrots This is useful functionality to include. It's practically cheating to port Python to JavaScript so it shouldn't be hard to adapt the relevant parts of the code to your project. (Well, depending on how much of it depends on the pluralization/singularization portions of Pattern.)

dewmop 14y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it
gouranga 14y ago
That's awesome. I needed that last week ironically. Thanks for posting.
- sjwright 14y ago
  Ironically?
  - gouranga 14y ago
    coincidental; unexpected. Bloody pedants! Learn English.
    - sjwright 14y ago
      Irony is not coincidence, unexpected or otherwise.
      - gouranga 14y ago
        Open a dictionary and take a look... Here I saved you the effort seeing as you're obviously incapable: http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ironic&o=0&l=dir http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ironic&o=0&l=dir
        sjwright 14y ago
        Irony isn't a concept that lends itself to a trivial definition. That particular dictionary definition you cite isn't completely wrong, but it does suffer greatly from being overly terse. The Merriam-Webster definition is much better: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony -- Furthermore, dictionary definitions aren't two way streets, not everything that fits a description therefore matches the word. Imitate, the verb, can mean to make a copy of. "Please wait while I imitate the receipt for you."

dewmop 14y ago

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it

gouranga 14y ago

That's awesome. I needed that last week ironically. Thanks for posting.

sjwright 14y ago
Ironically?
- gouranga 14y ago
  coincidental; unexpected. Bloody pedants! Learn English.
  - sjwright 14y ago
    Irony is not coincidence, unexpected or otherwise.
    - gouranga 14y ago
      Open a dictionary and take a look... Here I saved you the effort seeing as you're obviously incapable: http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ironic&o=0&l=dir http://m.dictionary.com/d/?q=ironic&o=0&l=dir
      - sjwright 14y ago
        Irony isn't a concept that lends itself to a trivial definition. That particular dictionary definition you cite isn't completely wrong, but it does suffer greatly from being overly terse. The Merriam-Webster definition is much better: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony -- Furthermore, dictionary definitions aren't two way streets, not everything that fits a description therefore matches the word. Imitate, the verb, can mean to make a copy of. "Please wait while I imitate the receipt for you."