Re: imap4d PERMANENTFLAGS

[Richard Dawe]

Hello.

Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:
> 
> Quoting Ricard Dawe:
> > since updated is the past participle of "update". That is why
> > "...is_updated()" is colloquial - it's mixing present & past tenses.
> 
> Why? Can't it be classified as passive voice? E.g.:
> 
>       I update the mailbox <==> The mailbox *is updated* by me.

True, but I don't think naming functions in the passive voice makes much
sense. The sentence above is a statement, not a command. Personally I
think function names should be commands or questions. mailbox_is_updated()
sounds more like a question than a action or statment.

Bye, Rich =]

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