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| From: | Sergey Poznyakoff |
| Subject: | Re: imap4d PERMANENTFLAGS |
| Date: | Thu, 31 May 2001 12:11:34 +0300 |
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.
Cheers,
Sergey
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