[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36324: Post status labels use inconsistent grammar

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#36324: Post status labels use inconsistent grammar
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion close  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by SirLouen):

 * keywords:  2nd-opinion => 2nd-opinion close


Comment:

 @johnjamesjacoby I have the feeling that it shouldn't be changed now,
 specially because it is very well known as-is. And almost a decade later
 it has not had any traction so it seems noone has felt this to be
 problematic (except for the user of your plugin).

 > "Passed" vs. "Past" makes this issue much more apparent, since it could
 be grammatically bias in either direction (as a verb like Published &
 Scheduled, or an adjective like All, Mine, Drafts, and Trash.)

 Technically is not a verb, but an adjective, more specifically, an
 adjectival past participle.

 In fact, personally I  would better read this the other way around:
 Instead of Scheduled, using Future and only leaving Published, as the
 adjectival past participle.

 Switching them all to past-participles adds cognitive load and is less
 idiomatic in UI copy. I've recently seen this copy in other projects like
 Mattermost. Maybe WP has made a trend on not using adjectival past
 participles for everything.

 I assume that in your plugin "Passed" means something like: "The event
 already happened". Like you said, "Past" could also have worked (which is
 more common in most Event Calendar plugins than "Passed"). Never use
 "Passed" for a status label...

 Looking to hear more feedback, but given the lack of traction, I think
 it's time to add `close` as a `wontfix` candidate.

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