**NOT The Problem** @[email protected] · Sep 18, 2024, 13:47

**NOT The Problem** @[email protected] · Sep 18, 2024, 13:47

NOT The Problem @[email protected]

Does it bug anyone else when a present tense is used to describe something that isn't present?

My example is the news headline "John Smith Dies at 48" or "John Smith Dies Tuesday"

This sounds like a prediction or threat, not a report.

**Stuey: Hugmaster 🫂** @[email protected] · 2024-09-18T13:53:49Z

Stuey: Hugmaster 🫂 @[email protected]

@Graci bugs me too. They do it in sport commentary a *lot*!