# File lib/linguistics/en.rb, line 1125 def plural_noun( phrase, count=nil ) md = /\A(\s*)(.+?)(\s*)\Z/.match( phrase.to_s ) pre, word, post = md.to_a[1,3] return phrase if word.nil? or word.empty? plural = postprocess( word, pluralize_noun(word, count) ) return pre + plural + post end