In a question on SO I ran into a question about the meaning of word "closeable".

As far as I know (and my teachers taught me so) it has two meanings:

• possible to close
• should be closed

The discussion was about whether "closeable" should be used for the resources that can be closed, or for those that should be closed.

I also searched for imperative forms of "-able", and found some examples, although they're really not so common:

• applicable rules (rules that must be applied)
• marriageable woman (the woman to be married)
• considerable opinion (the opinion everyone should consider)

My questions are:

• Generally, is the imperative usage of "-able" proper?

• What does "closeable" mean for a native speaker?

The referenced question on SO: Java naming convention: isCloseResources() vs doCloseResources?

(Bear with me, I'm not a native speaker. Thanks!)

In a question on SO I ran into a question about the meaning of word "closeable".

As far as I know (and my teachers taught me so) it has two meanings:

• possible to close
• should be closed

The discussion was about whether "closeable" should be used for the resources that can be closed, or for those that should be closed.

I also searched for imperative forms of "-able", and found some examples, although they're really not so common:

• applicable rules (rules that must be applied)
• marriageable woman (the woman to be married)
• considerable opinion (the opinion everyone should consider)

My questions are:

• Generally, is the imperative usage of "-able" proper?

• What does "closeable" mean for a native speaker?

The referenced question on SO: Java naming convention: isCloseResources() vs doCloseResources?

(Bear with me, I'm not a native speaker. Thanks!)

In a question on SO I ran into a question about the meaning of word "closeable".

As far as I know (and my teachers taught me so) it has two meanings:

• possible to close
• should be closed

The discussion was about whether "closeable" should be used for the resources that can be closed, or for those that should be closed.

I also searched for imperative forms of "-able", and found some examples, although they're really not so common:

• applicable rules (rules that must be applied)
• marriageable woman (the woman to be married)
• considerable opinion (the opinion everyone should consider)

My questions are: Generally, is the imperative usage of "-able" proper? What does "closeable" mean for a native speaker?

The referenced question on SO: Java naming convention: isCloseResources() vs doCloseResources?

(Bear with me, I'm not a native speaker. Thanks!)

In a question on SO I ran into a question about the meaning of word "closeable".

As far as I know (and my teachers taught me so) it has two meanings:

• possible to close
• should be closed

The discussion was about whether "closeable" should be used for the resources that can be closed, or for those that should be closed.

I also searched for imperative forms of "-able", and found some examples, although they're really not so common:

• applicable rules (rules that must be applied)
• marriageable woman (the woman to be married)
• considerable opinion (the opinion everyone should consider)

My questions are:

• Generally, is the imperative usage of "-able" proper?

• What does "closeable" mean for a native speaker?

The referenced question on SO: Java naming convention: isCloseResources() vs doCloseResources?

(Bear with me, I'm not a native speaker. Thanks!)