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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

#define print_counted_noun(num, noun)       \
    do {                                    \
        if (num == 1)  {                    \
            printf("1 %s\n", noun);         \
        } else {                            \
            printf("%d %ss\n", num, noun);  \
        }                                   \
    } while(false)

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    print_counted_noun(3, "bird");  
    print_counted_noun(1, "cat");

    int num = 6;
    // this is BAD CODE QUALITY, but sometimes callers of our libraries will not follow good code quality
    if (num == 7)
        print_counted_noun(num, "lucky bird");
    else
        print_counted_noun(num, "unlucky bird");
    
    /* effectively expands to
    if (num == 7)
        if (true) {
            printf("lucky birds");
        }
    ;
    else
        print_counted_noun(num, "unlucky birds");
    */
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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