[asterisk-users] noun-verb vs verb-noun aka dogs black vs black dogs

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 02:47:39PM -0800, Steve Edwards wrote:

> This only "works" because you are closed to the alternative. The alternative
> (verb-noun) works fine for the above referenced applications and many more.
> Do you want to "tally" the number of users of applications that use
> noun-verb instead of verb-noun? Is there a reason verb-noun works fine for
> them and not for us?

OK, here's a small usability test to your idea:

Here's a partial list of actions from asterisk 1.4. 
Which of them is supported by your hypothetical MGCP device?
(no cheating, please)

active
add
answer
audit
autoanswer
boost
clear
convert
del
deltree
dial
dumphtml
flash
get
hangup
logoff
mute
put
reload
remove
save
send
set
show
showkey
transfer
unmute

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