gamernetwork / yolk-core

	);

	// TODO: cache results to speed up subsequent use?

	public static function pluralise( $string ) {

		// save some time in the case that singular and plural are the same

		if ( in_array( mb_strtolower( $string ), self::$uncountable ) )

			return $string;

		// check for irregular singular forms

		foreach ( self::$irregular as $pattern => $result )

		{

			$pattern = '/' . $pattern . '$/iu';

			if ( preg_match( $pattern, $string ) )

				return preg_replace( $pattern, $result, $string);

		}

		// check for matches using regular expressions

		foreach ( self::$plural as $pattern => $result )

		{

			if ( preg_match( $pattern, $string ) )

				return preg_replace( $pattern, $result, $string );

		}

		return $string;

	}

	// TODO: cache results to speed up subsequent use?

	public static function singularise( $string ) {

	}

	// TODO: cache results to speed up subsequent use?

	public static function singularise( $string ) {

		// save some time in the case that singular and plural are the same

		if ( in_array(mb_strtolower($string), self::$uncountable) )

			return $string;

		// check for irregular plural forms

		foreach( self::$irregular as $result => $pattern ) {

			$pattern = '/' . $pattern . '$/iu';

			if( preg_match($pattern, $string) )

				return preg_replace($pattern, $result, $string);

		}

		// check for matches using regular expressions

		foreach( self::$singular as $pattern => $result ) {

			if( preg_match($pattern, $string) )

				return preg_replace($pattern, $result, $string);

		}

		return $string;

	}

}