# Get rid of scaffold pluralization

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 12, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753 "2007-01-12T19:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![djhlhn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@djhlhn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djhlhn)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753/1 "2007-01-12T19:40:57Z")

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I’m new to RoR and I was wondering how I can stop RoR from requiring  
plural table names for controllers/models…it’s really annoying! Thanks  
for any/all input guys.

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**Author:** ![djhlhn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@djhlhn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djhlhn)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753/2 "2007-01-19T16:30:12Z")

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On 1/12/07, Dave Mr. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I’m new to RoR and I was wondering how I can stop RoR from requiring  
> plural table names for controllers/models…it’s really annoying! Thanks  
> for any/all input guys.

config.active\_record.pluralize\_table\_names = false

Might be better to ask Rails-specific question on the Rails list:

[http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en)