Can we change 'convey' to 'confer' in these recent doc changes?

Maybe 'convey a privilege' isn't exactly wrong but it leaves you wondering what exactly is meant.

Thanks,

Erik

--- doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml.orig	2023-01-05 21:37:35.803839575 +0100
+++ doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml	2023-01-05 21:38:14.700390046 +0100
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
    <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> privilege.
    Being a superuser implies the ability to bypass all access permission
    checks within the database, so superuser access should not be granted
-   lightly. <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> also conveys
+   lightly. <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> also confers
    <link linkend='role-creation'>very extensive privileges</link>.
   </para>
 
--- doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml.orig	2023-01-05 21:30:14.905548605 +0100
+++ doc/src/sgml/user-manag.sgml	2023-01-05 21:34:48.945471335 +0100
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@
         <literal>SECURITY LABEL</literal> commands.
        </para>
        <para>
-        However, <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> does not convey the ability to
-        create <literal>SUPERUSER</literal> roles, nor does it convey any
+        However, <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> does not confer the ability to
+        create <literal>SUPERUSER</literal> roles, nor does it confer any
         power over <literal>SUPERUSER</literal> roles that already exist.
-        Furthermore, <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> does not convey the power
+        Furthermore, <literal>CREATEROLE</literal> does not confer the power
         to create <literal>REPLICATION</literal> users, nor the ability to
         grant or revoke the <literal>REPLICATION</literal> privilege, nor the
         ability to modify the role properties of such users.  However, it does

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