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Problematic lemmatization of 'thieves' and 'glass'

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Description

The singularize() function used on the string 'thieves' returns 'thieve' while when used on 'glass' it returns 'glas'.

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Locate the Python implementation of singularize() and reproduce the reported results for 'thieves' and 'glass'. Check the surrounding inflection or lemmatization rules; done means the function returns the correct singular forms without incorrectly removing the final s from 'glass'.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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