this is actually the bare infinitive

wyattscarpenter · wyattscarpenter · commit 289e700390b2 · 2025-05-09T01:53:02.000-07:00
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare_infinitive and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_tense#English
diff --git a/mypy/main.py b/mypy/main.py
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
     #
     # Groups:
     # 1.  The group title and description should start with a capital letter.
-    # 2.  The first sentence of a group description should be written in the imperative mood.
+    # 2.  The first sentence of a group description should be written in the bare infinitive.
     #     Tip: try substituting the group title and description into the following sentence:
     #     > {group_title}: these flags will {group_description}
     #     Feel free to add subsequent sentences that add additional details.

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`@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def add_invertible_flag(`
`546`	`546`	`#`
`547`	`547`	`# Groups:`
`548`	`548`	`# 1. The group title and description should start with a capital letter.`
`549`		`- # 2. The first sentence of a group description should be written in the imperative mood.`
	`549`	`+ # 2. The first sentence of a group description should be written in the bare infinitive.`
`550`	`550`	`# Tip: try substituting the group title and description into the following sentence:`
`551`	`551`	`# > {group_title}: these flags will {group_description}`
`552`	`552`	`# Feel free to add subsequent sentences that add additional details.`