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<h2 id=divingin>Diving In</h2>
<p class=f>English is a schizophrenic language that borrows words from many other languages. The most basic linguistic operations, like taking a singular noun and turning it into a plural noun, are complicated by the language's mixed heritage. There are rules, and then there are exceptions to those rules, and then there are exceptions to the exceptions.
<p>In this chapter, you&#8217;re going to learn about about plural nouns. Also, functions that return other functions, advanced regular expressions, iterators, and generators. But first, let&#8217;s talk about how to make plural nouns. (If you haven&#8217;t read <a href=regular-expressions.html>the chapter on regular expressions</a>, now would be a good time. This chapter assumes you understand the basics of regular expressions, and it quickly descends into more advanced uses.)
<p class=f>For reasons passing all understanding, I have always been fascinated by languages. Not programming languages. Well yes, programming languages, but also natural languages. Take English. English is a schizophrenic language that borrows words from German, French, Spanish, and Latin (to name a few). Actually, &#8220;borrows&#8221; is the wrong word; &#8220;pillages&#8221; is more like it. Or perhaps &#8220;assimilates&#8221; &mdash; like the Borg. Yes, I like that.
<p class=c><code>We are the Borg. Your linguistic and etymological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.</code>
<p>In this chapter, you&#8217;re going to learn about plural nouns. Also, functions that return other functions, advanced regular expressions, iterators, and generators. But first, let&#8217;s talk about how to make plural nouns. (If you haven&#8217;t read <a href=regular-expressions.html>the chapter on regular expressions</a>, now would be a good time. This chapter assumes you understand the basics of regular expressions, and it quickly descends into more advanced uses.)
<p>If you grew up in an English-speaking country or learned English in a formal school setting, you&#8217;re probably familiar with the basic rules:
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<li>If a word ends in S, X, or Z, add ES. <i>Bass</i> becomes <i>basses</i>, <i>fax</i> becomes <i>faxes</i>, and <i>waltz</i> becomes <i>waltzes</i>.