[Richard Suchenwirth] - [Peter Lewerin] needed one for Tcl-PLEAC (see [BOOK Programming Language Examples Alike Cookbook]), so here goes (never written that may [return]s in my Tcl life ;-): proc en:pl word { switch -- $word { man {return men} foot {return feet} goose {return geese} louse {return lice} mouse {return mice} ox {return oxen} tooth {return teeth} calf - elf - half - hoof - leaf - loaf - scarf - self - sheaf - thief - wolf {return [string range $word 0 end-1]ves} knife - life - wife {return [string range $word 0 end-2]ves} auto - kangaroo - kilo - memo - photo - piano - pimento - pro - solo - soprano - studio - tattoo - video - zoo {return ${word}s} cod - deer - fish - offspring - perch - sheep - trout {return $word} } switch -regexp -- $word { {[ei]x$} {return [string range $word 0 end-2]ices} {[sc]h$} - {[soxz]$} {return ${word}es} {[bcdfghjklmnprstvwxz]y$} {return [string range $word 0 end-1]ies} {child$} {return ${word}ren} {eau$} {return {$word}x} {is$} {return [string range $word 0 end-2]es} {woman$} {return [string range $word 0 end-2]en} } return ${word}s } No warranty, but enjoy, and feel free to improve! ---- [English number reader] [Things British] - [Arts and crafts of Tcl-Tk programming]