Re: First-draft release notes for back branches are up

Andrew Gierth <andrew(at)tao11(dot)riddles(dot)org(dot)uk> writes:
> "Michael" == Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> writes:
> Michael> I have noticed a typo:
> Michael> Errors, such as lack of permissions to read the directory, were not
> Michael> detected or reported correctly; instead the code silently acted as
> Michael> - though the directory were empty.
> Michael> + though the directory was empty.

> "as though ... were ..." is correct English; it's a counterfactual
> clause so the subjunctive is appropriate here.

Thanks. It's been too long since high school English, so I was having
a hard time remembering the correct grammatical term for this; but
I'd just automatically written it that way and was pretty sure it
was right.

regards, tom lane