english/common.go
func isShortWord(w *snowballword.SnowballWord) (isShort bool) {

	// If r1 is not empty, the word is not short
	if w.R1start < len(w.RS) {
		return
	}

	// Otherwise it must end in a short syllable
	return endsShortSyllable(w, len(w.RS))
}
func isShortWord(w *snowballword.SnowballWord) (isShort bool) {

	// If r1 is not empty, the word is not short
	if w.R1start < len(w.RS) {
		return
	}

	// Otherwise it must end in a short syllable
	return endsShortSyllable(w, len(w.RS))
}
// A word is called short if it ends in a short syllable, and if R1 is null.
//