boolean (String verb) { int length = verb.length(); if (length < 2) return true; if (verb.equals("of")) return true; char c1 = toLowerCase(verb.charAt(length - 1)); char c2 = toLowerCase(verb.charAt(length - 2)); if (c1 == 's' && (c2 == 'e' || c2 == 'l')) return true; for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { if (!isAsciiLetter(verb.charAt(i))) return true; } return false; }