Subject: Re: easy plural formatting question From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:25:41 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3217091140111702@naggum.net> * Myriam Abramson <mabramso@osf1.gmu.edu> | How do I form the plural of "inch" to "inches"? (dotimes (inches 5) (format t "~&~D inch~:*~[es~;~:;es~]" inches)) 0 inches 1 inch 2 inches 3 inches 4 inches /// -- The past is not more important than the future, despite what your culture has taught you. Your future observations, conclusions, and beliefs are more important to you than those in your past ever will be. The world is changing so fast the balance between the past and the future has shifted.