code: def _sb_ends_in_short_syllable(self, term):
          
          if not term:
              return False
          if len(term) == 2:
              if term[-2] in self._vowels and term[-1] not in self._vowels:
                  return True
          elif len(term) >= 3:
              if (
                  term[-3] not in self._vowels
                  and term[-2] in self._vowels
                  and term[-1] in self._codanonvowels
              ):
                  return True
          return False
docs: Return True iff term ends in a short syllable.
  
          (...according to the Porter2 specification.)
  
          NB: This is akin to the CVC test from the Porter stemmer. The
          description is unfortunately poor/ambiguous.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          term : str
              The term to examine
  
          Returns
          -------
          bool
              True iff term ends in a short syllable