Comments on: Whatever Happened to Past Tense? http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2006/07/27/whatever-happened-to-past-tense/ Random rantings of SunByrne Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Rochford http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2006/07/27/whatever-happened-to-past-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-5344 Terry Rochford Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:43:20 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2006/07/27/whatever-happened-to-past-tense/#comment-5344 I too have not only noticed the excessive use of the present tense but actually shudder at its every use. "Queen Elizabeth greets Raleigh on his return from his voyage"... No she doesn't!...She did! It happened hundreds of years ago, not happening now! Even the BBC now uses the present tense where it is not appropriate. I despair. Anyway, best go before I explode with suppressed indignation. Regards Terry Rochford I too have not only noticed the excessive use of the present tense but actually shudder at its every use.
“Queen Elizabeth greets Raleigh on his return from his voyage”…
No she doesn’t!…She did! It happened hundreds of years ago, not happening now! Even the BBC now uses the present tense where it is not appropriate. I despair. Anyway, best go before I explode with suppressed indignation.

Regards

Terry Rochford

]]> By: alex http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2006/07/27/whatever-happened-to-past-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-63 alex Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:53:14 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2006/07/27/whatever-happened-to-past-tense/#comment-63 I'm not sure what you're talking about. Perhaps some examples? At any rate, here is some fun reading about grammar and the gatekeeping thereof here -- http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/correct/gatekeeping/. Be sure to read some of the links off of this page as well. I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Perhaps some examples? At any rate, here is some fun reading about grammar and the gatekeeping thereof here — http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/correct/gatekeeping/.

Be sure to read some of the links off of this page as well.

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