# File lafcadio/util.rb, line 186
                def self.sentence(format, name, number = 1)
                        sentence = format
                        sentence.gsub!( /%num/, number.to_s )
                        isVerb = number == 1 ? "is" : "are"
                        sentence.gsub!( /%is/, isVerb )
                        name = English.plural name if number != 1
                        sentence.gsub!( /%nam/, name )
                        article = starts_with_vowel_sound(name) ? 'an' : 'a'
                        sentence.gsub!( /%a/, article )
                        sentence
                end