U:RDoc::AnyMethod[iI"singularize:ETI"String#singularize;TF:publico:RDoc::Markup::Document:@parts[o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph;	[I"QThe reverse of +pluralize+, returns the singular form of a word in a string.;To:RDoc::Markup::BlankLineo;
;	[	I"6If the optional parameter +locale+ is specified, ;TI"?the word will be singularized as a word of that language. ;TI"8By default, this parameter is set to <tt>:en</tt>. ;TI"PYou must define your own inflection rules for languages other than English.;T@o:RDoc::Markup::Verbatim;	[I"0'posts'.singularize            # => "post"
;TI"3'octopi'.singularize           # => "octopus"
;TI"1'sheep'.singularize            # => "sheep"
;TI"0'word'.singularize             # => "word"
;TI"<'the blue mailmen'.singularize # => "the blue mailman"
;TI"8'CamelOctopi'.singularize      # => "CamelOctopus"
;TI"/'leyes'.singularize(:es)       # => "ley"
;T:@format0o;
;	[I".See ActiveSupport::Inflector.singularize.;T:
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