Re: Thanks, Alan! + Use of the present for a story in the past

Patricia wrote:

>
> Sael Grace, you make a good point there, in colloquial speech yes,
> but one can still find it strange in a story, and indeed this is
> what throws me, I shall have to study my syntax and try to get my
> head round this thing

It is actually not uncommon in many languages to use the present tense
for a narrative in the past, as being more vivid. It is referred to
(e.g. in Latin) as the "historical present."

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Stephen Fryer
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