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Date:      Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:50:45 -0700
From:      "Sean Kelly" <kelly@ad1440.net>
To:        "Mark Ovens" <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: docs/19186: Semi-overhaul docs.html
Message-ID:  <005b01bfd336$b2e96c40$6a1010ac@rosetta.zon>
References:  <200006102340.QAA01981@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>  Surely "was" is correct here? "distribution" is singular, you wouldn't
>  say "if it were installed" would you?

Yes, I think you'd say "was."  You'd say "were" even for a singular in the
subjunctive case, but this isn't sunjunctive.

I think.

--Sean




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