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+/*
+   aux/functions.cc
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+*/
+
+#include "auxiliary/functions.h"
+
+namespace aux
+{
+
+const std::string plural(const char * word, size_t n)
+{
+	std::string p(word);
+
+	if (n != 1) 
+		p += 's';
+	return p;
+}
+
+const std::string article(const char * word)
+{
+	std::string w(word);
+
+	if (!w.size())
+		return w;
+
+	switch (word[0]) {
+		case 'a':
+		case 'A':
+		case 'e':
+		case 'E':
+		case 'i':
+		case 'I':
+		case 'o':
+		case 'O':
+		case 'u':
+		case 'U':
+		case 'y':
+		case 'Y':
+			w.assign("an ");
+			break;
+		default:
+			w.assign("a ");
+	}
+
+	w.append(word);
+	return w;
+}
+
+}