Is there any algorithm in c# to singularize - pluralize a word?

Question

Is there any algorithm in c# to singularize - pluralize a word (in english) or does exist a .net library to do this (may be also in different languages)?

Answer 1

I cheated in Java - I wanted to be able to produce a correct string for "There were n something(s)", so I wrote the foll. little overloaded utility method:

static public String pluralize(int val, String sng) {
    return pluralize(val,sng,(sng+"s"));
    }

static public String pluralize(int val, String sng, String plu) {
    return (val+" "+(val==1 ? sng : plu)); 
    }

invoked like so

System.out.println("There were "+pluralize(count,"something"));
System.out.println("You have broken "+pluralize(count,"knife","knives"));