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 function p.pluralize(str, apostrophe)
-apostrophe = apostrophe or ''
+  apostrophe = apostrophe or ''
-local irregularplurals = {}
+  local irregularplurals = {
+    man = 'men'
-if (str:sub(-1) == 's') then
+  }
-        return (str .. apostrophe)   --return unmodified (ends with 's', like 'boots', so we shouldn't append another 's')
+  if irregularplurals[str] ~= nil then
-    elseif (string.sub(str, -1) == 'y') and apostrophe == '' then
+    return irregularplurals[str]
-        return (string.sub(str, 1, -2) ..  'ies')
+  elseif (str:sub(-1) == 's') then
-    elseif (str:sub(-1) == 'z' or str:sub(-2) == 'ch' or str:sub(-2) == 'sh' or str:sub(-1) == 'x') and apostrophe == '' then
+    return (str .. apostrophe)   --return unmodified (ends with 's', like 'boots', so we shouldn't append another 's')
-        return (str ..  'es')
+  elseif (string.sub(str, -1) == 'y') and apostrophe == '' then
-    else
+    return (string.sub(str, 1, -2) ..  'ies')
-        return (str.. apostrophe .. 's')
+  elseif (str:sub(-1) == 'z' or str:sub(-2) == 'ch' or str:sub(-2) == 'sh' or str:sub(-1) == 'x') and apostrophe == '' then
-    end
+    return (str ..  'es')
+  else
+    return (str.. apostrophe .. 's')
+  end
 end