While you are undeniably technically right that suffixlines is a better
match with prefixlines, which of the three sounds better and is going to
be clearer to users: appendtolines, suffixlines, or postfix lines.
If I had to choose one, I'd go with appendtolines, with suffixlines a
close second and postfix lines a distance third. I am used to seeing the
word postfix used in the phrase "postfix notation" or as a replacement
for sendmail and find other uses a bit jarring.
But that's just my opinion.
Jesse Glick wrote:
Stefan Bodewig wrote:
I didn't consult my dictionary. To me it feels as if prefix was a
verb in "prefixlines" and I thought "suffix" was not a verb.
According to thefreedictionary.com, although the historical
derivations are not analogous (surprising to me), both can be used as
either noun or verb. 'postfix' is also listed as a less common variant
of 'suffix'.
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