# File lib/inflecto.rb, line 224
  def self.singularize(word)
    result = word.to_s.dup

    if inflections.uncountables.any? { |inflection| result =~ /\b(#{inflection})\Z/i }
      result
    else
      inflections.singulars.each { |(rule, replacement)| break if result.gsub!(rule, replacement) }
      result
    end
  end