ch18.001_prob

Perl Best Practices the source code

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# Standard modules...
use strict;
use warnings;
use IO::Prompt;
use Carp;
use English qw( -no_match_vars );
use Data::Alias;
use Readonly;


# Test my shiny new English inflections module...
use Lingua::EN::Inflect qw( inflect );
 
# Try some plurals (both standard and unusual inflections)...
my %plural_of = (
    'house'         => 'houses',
    'mouse'         => 'mice',
    'box'           => 'boxes',
    'ox'            => 'oxen',
    'goose'         => 'geese',
    'mongoose'      => 'mongooses',
    'law'           => 'laws',
    'mother-in-law' => 'mothers-in-law',
);
 
# For each of them, print both the expected result and the actual inflection...
for my $word ( keys %plural_of ) {
    my $expected = $plural_of{$word};
    my $computed = inflect( "PL_N($word)" );
 
    print "For $word:\n",
          "\tExpected: $expected\n",
          "\tComputed: $computed\n";
}