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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 05:11 pm
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One Express feature I usually appreciate is "Today in History." It has me remembering dates for notable events more effectively than any school history lesson, and it covers a number of things I don't recall ever learning.
But summarizing each event in one or two sentences does not preclude questionable word choices. I believe I mentioned before that items always start in the present tense but often move into the past, sometimes before ending the sentence. Today was another matter:
1959: Nearly 5,000 Japanese Americans have their citizenship restored after renouncing it during World War II.
I was appalled that it took 14 years, but also a bit peeved at the gerund. The Japanese Americans did not renounce their own citizenship.
That almost adds insult to injury.
But summarizing each event in one or two sentences does not preclude questionable word choices. I believe I mentioned before that items always start in the present tense but often move into the past, sometimes before ending the sentence. Today was another matter:
1959: Nearly 5,000 Japanese Americans have their citizenship restored after renouncing it during World War II.
I was appalled that it took 14 years, but also a bit peeved at the gerund. The Japanese Americans did not renounce their own citizenship.
That almost adds insult to injury.