# File lib/merb-core/vendor/facets/inflect.rb, line 192
      def plural(word)
        if result = plural_of[word]
          return result.dup
        end
        #return self.dup if /s$/ =~ self # ???
        result = word.dup
        pluralization_rules.each do |(match, replacement)|
          break if result.gsub!(match, replacement)
        end
        return result
      end