From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Jun 10 16:50: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9225C37B7DD for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:50:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id QAA07423; Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:50:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:50:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200006102350.QAA07423@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: From: Daniel Harris Subject: Re: docs/19186: Semi-overhaul docs.html Reply-To: Daniel Harris Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/19186; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Daniel Harris To: Mark Ovens Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/19186: Semi-overhaul docs.html Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:46:21 -0400 Mark Ovens wrote: > > Surely "was" is correct here? "distribution" is singular, you wouldn't > say "if it were installed" would you? Yes, I would. It being installed is a hypothetical -- not necessarily true. It's in the subjunctive. Were is not only the past plural form of "to be" -- it's also the past subjunctive. -- Daniel Harris dannyboy@subdimension.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message