Incorrect plural forms of words ending with 'us'.
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Description
Some words which end with -us that have plural forms with -i are giving incorrect results.
>>> word_list = ['focus','cactus','fungus','nucleus','syllabus']
>>> for w in word_list:
... print(pluralize(w))
...
foci
cactuss
fungi
nucleuss
syllabuss
Should be cacti, nuclei and syllabi respectively. There are enough words of this sort that can form a group. The singularize function also converts incorrectly.
>>> singularize('fungi')
'fungi'
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Start with the pluralize and singularize entry points and reproduce the supplied examples for focus, cactus, fungus, nucleus, and syllabus. The fix is done when pluralize returns cacti, nuclei, and syllabi and singularize('fungi') returns 'fungus', with the related -us/-i cases handled consistently.
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