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0 pointsmxgrn3y ago0 comments

> either “I started” or “I am starting” not “I start.”

... And suddenly it seems so obvious! Thanks, fixed!

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To be fair: titles and headlines are often written in the tense you used, often to give a sense of energy and intensity. In fact, this is the most common form in news headlines, like "Smith wins 2022 election" or "new statistics show increase in employment rate."

jlund-molfese3y ago

That's definitely true, but just for the third person.

For the second person, "you start taking the bus at age 30" is an imperative statement, which has a totally different meaning from the observation "You started taking the bus at age 30".

And for the first person, "I start the project on Monday" refers to the future, "I started the projected on Monday" the past.

munificent3y ago

Headlinese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese

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