# Check pluralization

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-pluralization/191426>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 12, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-pluralization/191426 "2010-07-12T15:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-pluralization/191426/1 "2010-07-12T15:46:06Z")

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Is there a command you can write in the terminal that returns a plural  
version of a word that rails uses?

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-pluralization/191426/2 "2010-07-12T16:22:25Z")

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> Is there a command you can write in the terminal that returns a plural  
> version of a word that rails uses?

‘mouse’.pluralize

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-pluralization/191426/3 "2010-07-12T16:40:58Z")

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David Z. wrote:

> > Is there a command you can write in the terminal that returns a plural  
> > version of a word that rails uses?
> 
> ‘mouse’.pluralize

Hi,

If the above doesn’t seems to work, try the following:

in console:  
$] irb

> require ‘activesupport’  
> ‘mouse’.pluralize

Regards,

Saurabh