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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.green/users/Tarnport/statuses/116452832413839365">Tarnport (tarnport@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2026 16:34:50 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/@Tarnport" title="tarnport@mastodon.green"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/180010-48-20230928083740.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Tarnport" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Tarnport</a></section><article><p>I'm seeing a lot of verbs misused today, mostly present continuous when other tenses are more accurate:</p><p>"Tim Cook is destroying his legacy." <br>~Tim Cook destroyed his legacy.</p><p>"The USA is becoming fascist." <br>~The USA became fascist.</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6343554#notice-12493736">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-04-23T16:34:50+09:00" title="Thursday, 23-Apr-2026 16:34:50 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@Tarnport/116452832413839365" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.green via ActivityPub">mastodon.green</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@Tarnport/116452832413839365">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Tarnport (tarnport@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2026 16:34:50 JST Tarnport
I'm seeing a lot of verbs misused today, mostly present continuous when other tenses are more accurate:
"Tim Cook is destroying his legacy."
~Tim Cook destroyed his legacy.
"The USA is becoming fascist."
~The USA became fascist.
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