Returns noun to english Plural - Java Internationalization

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Returns noun to english Plural

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        long amount = 42;
        String noun = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(amountString(amount, noun));
    }

    /**
     * Returns <code>"1 " + noun</code>, if <code>amount == 1</code>,
     * or <code>amount + " " + {@link #englishPluralOf englishPluralOf}(noun)</code> otherwise.
     */
    public static String amountString(long amount, String noun) {
        return (amount == 1 ? "1 " + noun : amount + " "
                + englishPluralOf(noun));
    }

    public static String englishPluralOf(String noun) {
        final String result;
        if (noun.endsWith("is")) {
            // E.g. "thesis" => "theses"
            result = noun.substring(0, noun.length() - 2) + "es";
        } else if (noun.endsWith("fe")) {
            // E.g. "knife" => "knifes"
            result = noun.substring(0, noun.length() - 2) + "ves";
        } else if (noun.endsWith("ay") || noun.endsWith("ey")
                || noun.endsWith("iy") || noun.endsWith("oy")
                || noun.endsWith("uy")) {
            // E.g. "key" => "keys"
            result = noun + "s";
        } else if (noun.endsWith("ch") || noun.endsWith("s")
                || noun.endsWith("sh") || noun.endsWith("x")
                || noun.endsWith("z")) {
            // E.g. "box" => "boxes"
            result = noun + "es";
        } else if (noun.endsWith("y")) {
            // E.g. "entry" => "entries"
            result = noun.substring(0, noun.length() - 1) + "ies";
        } else if (noun.endsWith("f")) {
            // E.g. "self" => "selves"
            result = noun.substring(0, noun.length() - 1) + "ves";
        } else {
            result = noun + "s";
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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