Plural Word PHP if number is bigger than 2

Question

I have a code that counts the number of companies. I would like to add word company or companies if number is bigger >

0 companies
1 company
2 companies
.... and so on

The code I use is as follows:

echo $activeCompanies = Model_Company::search(array("count_only"=>true));

possible duplicate of [function switching between singular and plural?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4728933/function-switching-between-singular-and-plural) — Marc, Mar 31 '15 at 11:55

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 31 '15 at 12:03

4

I usually use something like this

echo "{$activeCompanies} compan".($activeCompanies == 1 ? "y" : "ies");

answered Mar 31 '15 at 12:03

Matt Bolt

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