Cannot pass str value to `plural*()` function under type checking of Pylance (reportArgumentType)

**My problem:**

**The root of it:** `text: Word`

https://github.com/jaraco/inflect/blob/4b10e63076aa60d774e16ab96c8ab816748c93ef/inflect/__init__.py#L2412-L2431

This problem happens whenever I try to do type checking. Even it the lowest level "basic" it still not ignore it. See the spec below for my setup workspace:

- no `.env` file
- vscode version: `1.104.1`
- vscode extension
- ms-python.vscode-pylance `2025.8.2`
- ms-python.python `2025.14.0` (but disable 2 children: ms-python.vscode-python-envs, ms-python.debugpy)
- package manager: uv `0.8.22`

Start by inspecting inflect/__init__.py at lines 2412-2431, especially the text: Word annotation, and reproduce the reportArgumentType diagnostic with the Pylance setup described. Trace how plural*() accepts text values and determine the intended typing behavior; done means valid str arguments no longer produce the reported type-checking error without breaking pluralization.

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