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kevinkaske/pluralize
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A simple PHP lib to turn words into their plural form

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pluralize
=========

[](#pluralize)

A simple PHP lib to turn words into their plural form. Based on the rules from Rails pluralize.

Install via composer
--------------------

[](#install-via-composer)

Installation of pluralize is through [composer](https://getcomposer.org).

To get started quickly, run the following command

```
composer require kevinkaske/pluralize
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
pluralize(single_string,number_int);
```

#### Example 1:

[](#example-1)

```
$balloon_number = 1;

echo 'You have '.$balloon_number.' '.pluralize('balloon',$balloon_number).'!';
```

Would output `You have 1 balloon!`

#### Example 2:

[](#example-2)

```
$balloon_number = 2;

echo 'You have '.$balloon_number.' '.pluralize('balloon',$balloon_number).'!';
```

Would output `You have 2 balloons!`

###  Health Score

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Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

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