Teenagers have been talking like that at least since I was a teenager. But I see people my age making fun of it, when they – or at least their peers – used to do the same thing.
Unfortunately, MY memory is much too acute to join in the chorus of the tune of the “Music Man” that goes …“why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way?” (though I do privately admit that it IS a ‘catchy’ thought as well as tune!)
Using the present tense in reference to past events isn’t something you can blame on any generation alive today. It’s called the “historical present,” a term that’s been around since the mid-19th century (and people were doing it long before anyone thought up a name for it).
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 6 years ago
You know?
Ignatz Premium Member about 6 years ago
Teenagers have been talking like that at least since I was a teenager. But I see people my age making fun of it, when they – or at least their peers – used to do the same thing.
sandpiper about 6 years ago
In the present presidential case, present and always tense is all there is
wellis1947 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Unfortunately, MY memory is much too acute to join in the chorus of the tune of the “Music Man” that goes …“why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way?” (though I do privately admit that it IS a ‘catchy’ thought as well as tune!)
The Brooklyn Accent about 6 years ago
Using the present tense in reference to past events isn’t something you can blame on any generation alive today. It’s called the “historical present,” a term that’s been around since the mid-19th century (and people were doing it long before anyone thought up a name for it).
ShaySimmons about 6 years ago
You’ve been waiting all year to make that joke, haven’t you?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 6 years ago
Frazz10 hrs ·
You know what? EVERY day ought to be present-tense day. Carpe diem. Live for the moment. Be here now. Be present.
That’s what I’ve always thought.
Oops. I screwed it up.
Frazz by Jef Mallett for Feb 19, 2018 | GoComics.com
Snoopy_Fan about 6 years ago
Actually, Frazz, it’s Washington’s Birthday, not Presidents Day.