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diff --git a/doc/syntax/methods.rdoc b/doc/syntax/methods.rdoc index 2c01810b4c..debfa76cbf 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/methods.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/methods.rdoc @@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ exist on all keyboards. Method names may end with a <code>!</code> (bang or exclamation mark), a <code>?</code> (question mark) or <code>=</code> equals sign. -The bang methods(<code>!</code> at the end of method name) are called and +The bang methods (<code>!</code> at the end of method name) are called and executed just like any other method. However, by convention, a method with an exclamation point or bang is considered dangerous. In ruby core library the -dangerous method implies that when a method ends with a bang(<code>!</code>), +dangerous method implies that when a method ends with a bang (<code>!</code>), it indicates that unlike its non-bang equivalent, permanently modifies its receiver. Almost always, Ruby core library will have a non-bang -counterpart(method name which does NOT end with <code>!</code>) of every bang -method (method name which does end with <code>!</code>) that has does not -modify the receiver. This convention is typically true for ruby core libary but -may/may not hold true for other ruby libraries. +counterpart (method name which does NOT end with <code>!</code>) of every bang +method (method name which does end with <code>!</code>) that does not modify +the receiver. This convention is typically true for ruby core libary but +may or may not hold true for other ruby libraries. Methods that end with a question mark by convention return boolean. But they may not always return just +true+ or +false+. Often they will may return an |