Variable: checkdoc-common-verbs-wrong-voice

checkdoc-common-verbs-wrong-voice is a variable defined in checkdoc.el.gz.

Value

(("adds" . "add") ("allows" . "allow") ("appends" . "append")
 ("applies" . "apply") ("arranges" . "arrange") ("brings" . "bring")
 ("calls" . "call") ("catches" . "catch") ("changes" . "change")
 ("checks" . "check") ("contains" . "contain")
 ("converts" . "convert") ("creates" . "create")
 ("defines" . "define") ("destroys" . "destroy")
 ("determines" . "determine") ("disables" . "disable")
 ("echoes" . "echo") ("executes" . "execute") ("extends" . "extend")
 ("evals" . "evaluate") ("evaluates" . "evaluate") ("finds" . "find")
 ("forces" . "force") ("gathers" . "gather")
 ("generates" . "generate") ("goes" . "go") ("guesses" . "guess")
 ("highlights" . "highlight") ("holds" . "hold")
 ("ignores" . "ignore") ("indents" . "indent")
 ("initializes" . "initialize") ("inserts" . "insert")
 ("installs" . "install") ("investigates" . "investigate")
 ("keeps" . "keep") ("kills" . "kill") ("leaves" . "leave")
 ("lets" . "let") ("loads" . "load") ("looks" . "look")
 ("makes" . "make") ("marks" . "mark") ("moves" . "move")
 ("notifies" . "notify") ("offers" . "offer") ("parses" . "parse")
 ("performs" . "perform") ("prepares" . "prepare")
 ("prepends" . "prepend") ("prompts" . "prompt") ("reads" . "read")
 ("raises" . "raise") ("removes" . "remove") ("replaces" . "replace")
 ("resets" . "reset") ("restores" . "restore") ("returns" . "return")
 ("runs" . "run") ("saves" . "save") ("says" . "say")
 ("searches" . "search") ("selects" . "select") ("sets" . "set")
 ("sex" . "s*x") ("shows" . "show") ("signifies" . "signify")
 ("sorts" . "sort") ("starts" . "start") ("steps" . "step")
 ("stores" . "store") ("switches" . "switch") ("tells" . "tell")
 ("tests" . "test") ("toggles" . "toggle") ("tries" . "try")
 ("turns" . "turn") ("undoes" . "undo") ("unloads" . "unload")
 ("unmarks" . "unmark") ("updates" . "update") ("uses" . "use")
 ("yanks" . "yank"))

Documentation

Alist of common words in the wrong voice and what should be used instead.

Set checkdoc-verb-check-experimental-flag to a non-nil value to enable this experimental check. Do not modify this list without setting the value of checkdoc-common-verbs-regexp to nil, which causes it to be re-created.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el.gz
;;;###autoload(put 'checkdoc-common-verbs-regexp 'safe-local-variable 'stringp)

(defvar checkdoc-common-verbs-wrong-voice
  '(("adds" . "add")
    ("allows" . "allow")
    ("appends" . "append")
    ("applies" . "apply")
    ("arranges" . "arrange")
    ("brings" . "bring")
    ("calls" . "call")
    ("catches" . "catch")
    ("changes" . "change")
    ("checks" . "check")
    ("contains" . "contain")
    ("converts" . "convert")
    ("creates" . "create")
    ("defines" . "define")
    ("destroys" . "destroy")
    ("determines" . "determine")
    ("disables" . "disable")
    ("echoes" . "echo")
    ("executes" . "execute")
    ("extends" . "extend")
    ("evals" . "evaluate")
    ("evaluates" . "evaluate")
    ("finds" . "find")
    ("forces" . "force")
    ("gathers" . "gather")
    ("generates" . "generate")
    ("goes" . "go")
    ("guesses" . "guess")
    ("highlights" . "highlight")
    ("holds" . "hold")
    ("ignores" . "ignore")
    ("indents" . "indent")
    ("initializes" . "initialize")
    ("inserts" . "insert")
    ("installs" . "install")
    ("investigates" . "investigate")
    ("keeps" . "keep")
    ("kills" . "kill")
    ("leaves" . "leave")
    ("lets" . "let")
    ("loads" . "load")
    ("looks" . "look")
    ("makes" . "make")
    ("marks" . "mark")
    ;;("matches" . "match") ; Leads to almost only false positives.
    ("moves" . "move")
    ("notifies" . "notify")
    ("offers" . "offer")
    ("parses" . "parse")
    ("performs" . "perform")
    ("prepares" . "prepare")
    ("prepends" . "prepend")
    ("prompts" . "prompt")
    ("reads" . "read")
    ("raises" . "raise")
    ("removes" . "remove")
    ("replaces" . "replace")
    ("resets" . "reset")
    ("restores" . "restore")
    ("returns" . "return")
    ("runs" . "run")
    ("saves" . "save")
    ("says" . "say")
    ("searches" . "search")
    ("selects" . "select")
    ("sets" . "set")
    ("sex" . "s*x")
    ("shows" . "show")
    ("signifies" . "signify")
    ("sorts" . "sort")
    ("starts" . "start")
    ("steps" . "step")
    ("stores" . "store")
    ("switches" . "switch")
    ("tells" . "tell")
    ("tests" . "test")
    ("toggles" . "toggle")
    ("tries" . "try")
    ("turns" . "turn")
    ("undoes" . "undo")
    ("unloads" . "unload")
    ("unmarks" . "unmark")
    ("updates" . "update")
    ("uses" . "use")
    ("yanks" . "yank")
    )
  "Alist of common words in the wrong voice and what should be used instead.
Set `checkdoc-verb-check-experimental-flag' to a non-nil value to enable
this experimental check.  Do not modify this list without setting the
value of `checkdoc-common-verbs-regexp' to nil, which causes it to be
re-created.")