When using variables of which their plural and singular are both the same, how do you name them? Are there any standards out there?For example:Series[] series  // PluralSeries series    // SingularIndepth:To be specific, my collection of series needs to be called series (due to JSON formatting), would you consider naming the singular form of Series that gets added to the collection Series s?As in:List<Series> series = new List<Series>();Series s;while (someBool){    s = new Series();    s.Name = Name;    while (anotherBool)    {        s.AddValue(someValue);    }    series.Add(s);}
What are the standards for dealing with pluralia tantum in your code?
c#;naming;naming standards;language discussion
I do not think there is a standard for this. The majority of english nouns does not come with this problem. So if you do not want to add a term like list or collection to the variable name, a possible solution is to circumvent that problem by simply choosing a different term. In your example, one could use sequence instead of series (if that is the meaning of series you had in mind).Of course, for some words like spectacles or trousers finding an appropriate synonym which fits to your context might not be easy. For those it is probably the best solution to follow @DavidPacker's suggestion to use a word like spectaclesCollection or trousersList.