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1Lingua::EN::Inflect version 1.895
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3The exportable subroutines of Lingua::EN::Inflect provide plural
4inflections and "a"/"an" selection for English words.
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6Plural forms of all nouns, most verbs, and some adjectives are
7provided. Where appropriate, "classical" variants (for example:
8"brother" -> "brethren", "dogma" -> "dogmata", etc.) are also
9provided.
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11Pronunciation-based "a"/"an" selection is provided for all English
12words, and most initialisms.
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14Lingua::EN::Inflect also provides facilities for comparing
15words in a "number-insensitive" manner (that is, an eq-like
16comparison in which "ox" and "oxen" compare equal).
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18In generating these inflections, Lingua::EN::Inflect follows the
19Oxford English Dictionary and the guidelines in Fowler's Modern
20English Usage, preferring the former where the two disagree.
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22The module is built around standard British spelling, but is
23designed to cope with common American variants as well. Slang,
24jargon, and other English dialects are *not* explicitly catered
25for. However, the module does provide the ability to define new
26plural forms (or redefine existing ones).
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28Where two or more inflected forms exist for a single word
29(typically a "classical" form and a "modern" form), by default
30Lingua::EN::Inflect returns the more common form (typically the
31"modern" one). The programmer can, however, specify that
32"classical" plurals should be preferred.
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