Plural to Singular alias request thread

cupcakes -> cupcake

shopping_bags -> shopping_bag

Currently, dog_tag, dogtag and dogtags are aliased to dog_tags. The other three should be aliased to dog_tag instead.

They tend to come in pairs or a single unit that can be split in two. It falls under the natural pair policy.

Did:
create alias cupcakes -> cupcake
create alias shopping_bags -> shopping_bag

compasses -> compass_(instrument)

cogs -> cog

There seem to be 23 images tagged with both cog and cogs.

post #1334537 is tagged with cog but not cogs, and there are cogs in the image.

post #1340583 is tagged with cogs but not cog, but I don't see cogs in this image.

souryuu9 said:

cogs -> cog

There seem to be 23 images tagged with both cog and cogs.

post #1334537 is tagged with cog but not cogs, and there are cogs in the image.

post #1340583 is tagged with cogs but not cog, but I don't see cogs in this image.

Would it be preferable to simply alias those to gears? Also from my understanding "cog" while frequently used to refer to the gears, is specifically the teeth on the gear, and thus would most often be depicted in plural.

I see. I didn't think of the gears tag. I was using the definiton where cog is synonymous with gear.

fireflies -> firefly

Sing -> Plu: no_human -> no_humans
Plu -> Sing: expressions -> expression

lockers -> locker
scissor -> scissors
shackles -> shackle

Sal.N said: Plu -> Sing: expressions -> expression

The expressions tag is defined as "Images showing several pictures of the same character doing different expressions and emotions." so I'd rather leave it plural.

Did:
create alias compasses -> compass
create alias lockers -> locker
create alias scissor -> scissors
create alias fireflies -> firefly
create alias shackles -> shackle
create alias no_human -> no_humans

noodle -> noodles

jxh2154 said: create alias fireflies -> firefly

This alias is missing.

Did noodles.

Sal.N said: This alias is missing.

They were actually supposed to be separate tags intentionally, but it was an old forum thread and I had forgotten. So the alias was undone.

ornaments -> ornament

edit: There also exists the tag decorations, which is nearly the same thing as ornaments.

Did ornaments.

magnifying_glasses -> magnifying_glass
(Accidental discovery.)

Alias pinching_cheeks -> cheek_pinching

Done magnifying_glass and cheek_pinching.

hair_loops is aliased to hair_rings, and hair_ring and hair_loop are barely populated. Which direction should we go with for further aliasing?

EDIT: Alias cog <-> cogs (has this been brought up before?)

NeverGonnaGive said:

EDIT: Alias cog <-> cogs (has this been brought up before?)

It has been brought up before 3 months ago (just scroll up this page until you find my previous post and the post above it). I brought up if it wouldn't simply be preferable to alias them to gears and that the term "cog" (to my understanding) refers specifically to the teeth of the gear and so commonly would come in plural.