def plural(value):
    """
	Return '' or 's' based on whether the `value` means a string should have
	a plural word.

	`value` can be a list or a number. If the number or the length of the list
	is 1, then '' will be returned. Otherwise 's'.
	"""
    try:
        value = len(value)
    except:
        pass
    if value == 1:
        return ''
    else:
        return 's'
