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+/*
+** PLURALTX.C - How to print proper plurals
+**
+** public domain - original algorithm by Bob Stout
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define plural_text(n) &"s"[(1 == (n))]
+#define plural_text2(n) &"es"[(1 == (n)) << 1]
+
+void main(void)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
+ printf("%d thing%s in %d box%s\n", i, plural_text(i),
+ i, plural_text2(i));
+}