OK, I have to add my pet peeve to this discussion. I just hate the way the tv
newscasters mix the tenses of their stories in an attempt to make the news
more "immediate." For example, "This morning a man walks into a convenience
store and shoots the clerk. More at 10:00." I makes me nuts. Just speaking in
the present tense doesn't make the story more immediate. In my mind it just
makes them sound ignorant. You'll laugh at this, but I called the news
director to complain. No wonder our students have trouble with grammar!
Rachel Hinds
Librarian
Burnet Elementary
Galveston, Tx.
mcquita2@aol.com
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