Ian:
> I think it's like we are talking about a door; you would say;
> "The door is open", but "The door is opened" would be OK too.
>
> You would not say "The door is close", you'd want to say "the door is closed".
Right, I think that's the right way to think about it.
This is basically a status check, which means it's
similar to a status light on a cockpit annunciator panel:
CARGO DOOR: OPEN / CLOSED
..which really makes it clear to me. Then you just stick 'is'
in front of that to "check" it's status; "is_open", "is_closed"
Ben:
> I don't know about others, but I've always preferred past tense -
> is_opened(), etc....
I think that's right too, but since both 'open' and 'opened'
can be past tense ("is it open" / "has it been open"
vs. "is it opened", "has it been opened"), I usually go
with the shorter word.
However with 'close' (is it closed, has it been closed), there
really is no choice; 'closed' is the only one that's right.
Also, the cargo lights example above seems to clarify:
CARGO DOOR: OPENED / CLOSED
..seems odd for a status indication; "OPEN" kinda seems like
the thing one would more likely see.
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