RE: [PHP] Pluralize a word for searching a database

2001-03-12 Thread Robert V. Zwink
In case anyone wonders, I ended up recompiling php with the pspell and aspell functions. These functions will return pluralized versions of words, along with possible spellings. I will probably try to customize the dictionary that comes with the programs, but other that that it appears to be wha

Re: [PHP] Pluralize a word for searching a database

2001-02-28 Thread CC Zona
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (richard merit) wrote: > I don't think you can since the plural form of English > words can vary, woman, women, families, family, foot, > feet, church, churches, sheep, sheep, road, roads... > > ? > > rm > > --- "Robert V. Zwink" <[EMAIL P

Re: [PHP] Pluralize a word for searching a database

2001-02-28 Thread richard merit
I don't think you can since the plural form of English words can vary, woman, women, families, family, foot, feet, church, churches, sheep, sheep, road, roads... ? rm --- "Robert V. Zwink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone every written a function in php to > pluralize an english word