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June 3, 2008 10:05 pm
The media often use the headline "Mr. X dies." I thnik that indicates that he dies on a regular basis. For instance, Mr. X runs, tells me that this man is a runner. Wouldn't it be better to say "Mr. X died"?
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June 4, 2008 2:32 am
Headline grammar has its own rules. Here's one link to some basic information: http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatereading/a/newsheadlines.htm
("Man bit dog" just doesn't have that certain something...)
June 8, 2008 1:27 pm
There is a word (phrase) for this, no? Speaking always in the present tense, even when something has happened previously? One uses the present tense when discussing literature in a scholarly forum too, yes?