diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index f36b42a4038de18edd909b774930261a0b8d1af0..55cc135d367c645331d15aa1a7dcd6d265612b2d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         resetComposingState(true /* alsoResetLastComposedWord */);
         mDeleteCount = 0;
         mSpaceState = SpaceState.NONE;
-        mRecapitalizeStatus.deactivate();
+        mRecapitalizeStatus.stop(); // In case a recapitalization is started
         mCurrentlyPressedHardwareKeys.clear();
         mSuggestedWords = SuggestedWords.EMPTY;
         // In some cases (namely, after rotation of the device) editorInfo.initialSelStart is lying
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ public final class InputLogic {
 
         // We moved the cursor. If we are touching a word, we need to resume suggestion.
         mLatinIME.mHandler.postResumeSuggestions();
-        // Reset the last recapitalization.
-        mRecapitalizeStatus.deactivate();
+        // Stop the last recapitalization, if started.
+        mRecapitalizeStatus.stop();
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -1149,13 +1149,13 @@ public final class InputLogic {
             // to suck possibly multiple-megabyte data.
             return;
         }
-        // If we have a recapitalize in progress, use it; otherwise, create a new one.
-        if (!mRecapitalizeStatus.isActive()
+        // If we have a recapitalize in progress, use it; otherwise, start a new one.
+        if (!mRecapitalizeStatus.isStarted()
                 || !mRecapitalizeStatus.isSetAt(selectionStart, selectionEnd)) {
             final CharSequence selectedText =
                     mConnection.getSelectedText(0 /* flags, 0 for no styles */);
             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(selectedText)) return; // Race condition with the input connection
-            mRecapitalizeStatus.initialize(selectionStart, selectionEnd, selectedText.toString(),
+            mRecapitalizeStatus.start(selectionStart, selectionEnd, selectedText.toString(),
                     settingsValues.mLocale,
                     settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSortedWordSeparators);
             // We trim leading and trailing whitespace.
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
     }
 
     public int getCurrentRecapitalizeState() {
-        if (!mRecapitalizeStatus.isActive()
+        if (!mRecapitalizeStatus.isStarted()
                 || !mRecapitalizeStatus.isSetAt(mConnection.getExpectedSelectionStart(),
                         mConnection.getExpectedSelectionEnd())) {
             // Not recapitalizing at the moment
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
index 4521ec531c6d7ad500615dc50baaf5750f8d9123..b38a9131a1fab57ccc2c3c20af3b329c5da4c321 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatus {
     private Locale mLocale;
     private int[] mSortedSeparators;
     private String mStringAfter;
-    private boolean mIsActive;
+    private boolean mIsStarted;
 
     private static final int[] EMPTY_STORTED_SEPARATORS = {};
 
     public RecapitalizeStatus() {
         // By default, initialize with dummy values that won't match any real recapitalize.
-        initialize(-1, -1, "", Locale.getDefault(), EMPTY_STORTED_SEPARATORS);
-        deactivate();
+        start(-1, -1, "", Locale.getDefault(), EMPTY_STORTED_SEPARATORS);
+        stop();
     }
 
-    public void initialize(final int cursorStart, final int cursorEnd, final String string,
+    public void start(final int cursorStart, final int cursorEnd, final String string,
             final Locale locale, final int[] sortedSeparators) {
         mCursorStartBefore = cursorStart;
         mStringBefore = string;
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatus {
             mRotationStyleCurrentIndex = currentMode;
             mSkipOriginalMixedCaseMode = true;
         }
-        mIsActive = true;
+        mIsStarted = true;
     }
 
-    public void deactivate() {
-        mIsActive = false;
+    public void stop() {
+        mIsStarted = false;
     }
 
-    public boolean isActive() {
-        return mIsActive;
+    public boolean isStarted() {
+        return mIsStarted;
     }
 
     public boolean isSetAt(final int cursorStart, final int cursorEnd) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatusTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatusTests.java
index ada80c3fae52980bed7588f8ce9904ddcf7816d5..a3f2ce58636e4c08763dcca68ff332723567966f 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatusTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatusTests.java
@@ -29,25 +29,25 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     public void testTrim() {
         final RecapitalizeStatus status = new RecapitalizeStatus();
-        status.initialize(30, 40, "abcdefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 40, "abcdefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.trim();
         assertEquals("abcdefghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(40, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 44, "    abcdefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 44, "    abcdefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.trim();
         assertEquals("abcdefghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(34, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(44, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 40, "abcdefgh  ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 40, "abcdefgh  ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.trim();
         assertEquals("abcdefgh", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(38, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 45, "   abcdefghij  ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 45, "   abcdefghij  ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.trim();
         assertEquals("abcdefghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(33, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     public void testRotate() {
         final RecapitalizeStatus status = new RecapitalizeStatus();
-        status.initialize(29, 40, "abcd efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(29, 40, "abcd efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("Abcd Efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(29, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("Abcd Efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
 
-        status.initialize(29, 40, "Abcd Efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(29, 40, "Abcd Efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("ABCD EFGHIJ", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(29, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("ABCD EFGHIJ", status.getRecapitalizedString());
 
-        status.initialize(29, 40, "ABCD EFGHIJ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(29, 40, "ABCD EFGHIJ", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcd efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(29, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcd efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
 
-        status.initialize(29, 39, "AbCDefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(29, 39, "AbCDefghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcdefghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(29, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcdefghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
 
-        status.initialize(29, 40, "Abcd efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
+        status.start(29, 40, "Abcd efghij", Locale.ENGLISH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcd efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(29, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("abcd efghij", status.getRecapitalizedString());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 34, "grüß", Locale.GERMAN, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 34, "grüß", Locale.GERMAN, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("Grüß", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(34, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 33, "œuf", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 33, "œuf", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("Å’uf", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(33, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 33, "œUf", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 33, "œUf", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("œuf", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatusTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());
         assertEquals(33, status.getNewCursorEnd());
 
-        status.initialize(30, 35, "école", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
+        status.start(30, 35, "école", Locale.FRENCH, SPACE);
         status.rotate();
         assertEquals("École", status.getRecapitalizedString());
         assertEquals(30, status.getNewCursorStart());