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chore(releases): fix incorrect English tense (#988)
My attempt to explain the proposed change, in case that is helpful:
Expressions like "since _some event_" refers to a *span* of time that
began at some point in the past and continues up until the present. This
is not compatible with the simple present tense, for reasons which are
hard to explain but which I will *attempt* to explain.
The simple present tense in English is normally used for something
recurring or ongoing. ("I run" means I have a habit of running, not that
I'm running at the moment.) Since this action extends over time it might
appear to be compatible with an expression using "since" (and also
because many other languages use expressions just like that), but in
English the simple present isn't compatible with "since _some event_",
maybe because one expression has a stated beginning and the other does
not, or maybe because it can be confused with expressions like "since
_reason_"—for example "since it is cold, I wear gloves".1 parent d978063 commit 253e685
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