Refactor singularisation of words ending in "ies" (#42)

Author: blakeembrey

pluralize.js

@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@
     ['proof', 'proofs'],
     ['carve', 'carves'],
     ['valve', 'valves'],
+    ['looey', 'looies'],
     ['thief', 'thieves'],
-    ['genie', 'genies'],
     ['groove', 'grooves'],
     ['pickaxe', 'pickaxes'],
     ['whiskey', 'whiskies']
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@
     [/(^analy)(?:sis|ses)$/i, '$1sis'],
     [/(wi|kni|(?:after|half|high|low|mid|non|night|[^\w]|^)li)ves$/i, '$1fe'],
     [/(ar|(?:wo|[ae])l|[eo][ao])ves$/i, '$1f'],
-    [/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '$1y'],
-    [/(^[pl]|zomb|^(?:neck)?t|[aeo][lt]|cut)ies$/i, '$1ie'],
-    [/(\b(?:mon|smil))ies$/i, '$1ey'],
+    [/ies$/i, 'y'],
+    [/\b([pl]|zomb|(?:neck|cross)?t|coll|faer|food|gen|goon|group|lass|talk|goal|cut)ies$/i, '$1ie'],
+    [/\b(mon|smil)ies$/i, '$1ey'],
     [/(m|l)ice$/i, '$1ouse'],
     [/(seraph|cherub)im$/i, '$1'],
     [/(x|ch|ss|sh|zz|tto|go|cho|alias|[^aou]us|tlas|gas|(?:her|at|gr)o|ris)(?:es)?$/i, '$1'],

test.js

@@ -262,6 +262,19 @@ var BASIC_TESTS = [
   ['dye', 'dyes'],
   ['move', 'moves'],
   ['zombie', 'zombies'],
+  ['variety', 'varieties'],
+  ['talkie', 'talkies'],
+  ['walkie-talkie', 'walkie-talkies'],
+  ['groupie', 'groupies'],
+  ['goonie', 'goonies'],
+  ['lassie', 'lassies'],
+  ['genie', 'genies'],
+  ['foodie', 'foodies'],
+  ['faerie', 'faeries'],
+  ['collie', 'collies'],
+  ['obloquy', 'obloquies'],
+  ['looey', 'looies'],
+  ['osprey', 'ospreys'],
   ['cover', 'covers'],
   ['tie', 'ties'],
   ['groove', 'grooves'],
@@ -332,7 +345,8 @@ var BASIC_TESTS = [
   ['activity', 'activities'],
   ['cutie', 'cuties'],
   ['validation', 'validations'],
-  ['floatie', 'floaties'],
+  ['floaty', 'floaties'],
+  ['nicety', 'niceties'],
   ['goalie', 'goalies'],
   ['crawly', 'crawlies'],
   ['duty', 'duties'],
@@ -553,7 +567,6 @@ var BASIC_TESTS = [
   ['strife', 'strifes'],
   ['pony', 'ponies'],
   ['phony', 'phonies'],
-  ['goony', 'goonies'],
   ['felony', 'felonies'],
   ['colony', 'colonies'],
   ['symphony', 'symphonies'],