Andreas Schuldei <andreas@schuldei.org> (17/11/2007): > * Anthony Towns (ajt@debian.org) [071117 16:06]: > > If this were a real mail, there would be some useful content here. > > shouldnt it say "if this WAS a real mail..."? Usual starter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive An executive summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive “The past subjunctive is identical with the past tense except in the case of the verb be, which uses were for all persons: If I were rich …, If he were rich …, If they were rich….” Extra info on: http://www.google.fr/search?q=were+subjunctive Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois
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