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Should be "macros", not "macroes"

Is there a way to add the dual of pluralize?

Currently, pluralize defaults to classical=true, which is sometimes ridiculous.

For example, kine is never used over cows.

On the other hand, defaulting to classical=false is also ridiculous at times, see e.g. vertexes over vertices.

I'd like to have the default instead be something sensible and objective: whichever plural form is most prevalent on ngrams; i.e.:

• Deprecate the classical keyword argument.
• Replace it with mode keyword argument that can take either :classical, :anglicized, or :prevalent.
• The :prevalent mode compromises between :classical and :anglicized by choosing whatever is more appropriate for the given word.