bad pluralization

[Prolix]

Let's make a list of exceptions to the default pluralization that need to be accounted for:
"Fuudie Ladler picked up 2 pile of grilled meat cubeses." Obviously adding "es" to cubes is not the right thing to do. In this case the word "pile" should probably get the plural treatment.

Just trying to help.

[Lanarel]

After adding a few more wrong cases, you could maybe make a bug report about it. Sounds like a fun thing for a prospect to fix. It is in void psString::Plural(), which now only has an exception for 'fish'.

[Caarrie]

how about it has been reported and assigned to a prospect already http://www.hydlaa.com/flyspray_upgrade/index.php?do=details&task_id=856

[Prolix]

I think improper articles as in the listed bug report is a different grammatical problem than improper pluralization although it is related conceptually. As far as adding a few more cases, like everything else "many eyes makes small work." I can make a list locally and report them as a group but more will be caught sooner if more people are looking.

I thought about just reporting that one but I also thought it was premature. I chose this route because it has proven fairly successful for stupid npcs and whatnot. Perhaps I should have posted in 'general discussion' instead of 'in game bugs.'

[Lanarel]

THanks for the link to the bug Caarrie

As Prolix noted, that issue is slightly different, but some bugs that are exactly this one (e.g. 1413) were closed as duplicates, so that bug should fix this as well .

Some (general) cases that plural goes wrong:
- when first part is made up of something, such as pile of dust, stack of newspapers, bottle of wine, etc. THese have of some where, not necessarilly second place (huge pile of dust, for example )
- similar to first: things made by someone, or with other specification: book by me, letter of vigessimi, yellow statue with broken nose, broad sword of seduction. The latter is not a problem for the actual weapons (as plural is done for item part, not modifiers)
- words that have non-standard plurals, such as the already mentioned fish

[Prolix]

Posted links to two files indicating fixes for this problem in "working in a kitchen" book to Caarries linked bug.