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Strings pluralizes nexus incorrectly #60235

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@KorvinSzanto

Symfony version(s) affected

7.x

Description

Nexus incorrectly maps to the "ends in 'us'" rule when pluralizing.

  • ->singularize('nexuses') = 'nexus'
  • ->singularize('nexi') = 'nexus'
  • ->pluralize('nexus') = 'nexi'

Both Oxford and Merriam Webster list "nexuses" as the proper pluralization

How to reproduce

<?php
require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

$inflector = new \Symfony\Component\String\Inflector\EnglishInflector();
var_dump(
  $inflector->singularize('nexuses'),
  $inflector->singularize('nexi'),
  $inflector->pluralize('nexus'),
);

Possible Solution

nexus should be added as a specific case similar to hippocampus

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