Re: [boost] [concept] why is `requires` plural?

Subject: Re: [boost] [concept] why is `requires` plural?
From: Lorenzo Caminiti (lorcaminiti_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-25 17:13:46

I see but then the argument would be that C++ uses `return` (infinite
form of the verb) and not `returns` for "this function returns this
value".

Why is `requires` conjugated while `return` is not?

Thanks.

On 5/25/10, Stefan Seefeld <seefeld_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 05/25/2010 04:27 PM, Lorenzo Caminiti wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> This might be a very silly curiosity: Does anyone know why `requires`
>> (plural) is used to specify concept requirements?
>>
>
> 'requires' is not plural, but third person, as in "this type requires...".
>
>      Stefan
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