# How do I disable table name pluralization?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-disable-table-name-pluralization/103574>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 8, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-disable-table-name-pluralization/103574 "2007-05-08T01:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![sp00nyg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sp00nyg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sp00nyg)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-disable-table-name-pluralization/103574/1 "2007-05-08T01:10:27Z")

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I’m stumped. One thread said to ‘do disable pluralization’ in config/  
environment.rb. I have no idea what that means.

environment.rb is no big help either. what the heck does this mean?

# See Rails::Configuration for more options

Any help would be appreciated!

Dave Dumaresq

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**Author:** ![sp00nyg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sp00nyg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sp00nyg)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-disable-table-name-pluralization/103574/2 "2007-05-08T01:21:27Z")

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I answered my own cranky message.

> **[Pluralize table names – no thanks!](https://justinram.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/pluralize-table-names-no-thanks/)**
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> Sorry I just can’t live with plural table names, I just can’t get my head around it! Luckily it is easily turned off. In RadRails there is a simple tick box when creating the project wh…

Thanks,  
Dave