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In this thread: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/282885-entirely-an-idiot, Tarheel changed "The young Lord Louis Partridge gets shot in the chest by his grandpa" to "The young Lord Louis Partridge had been shot ..."
The whole passage: "The young Lord Louis Partridge gets shot in the chest by his grandpa. Enola approaches him crying because she thinks that he is dead. But suddenly he opens his eyes and says, showing her that he has had a steel vest: 'I am not entirely an idiot, you know."
Why is the historical present (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_present) incorrect in the first sentence?
The whole passage: "The young Lord Louis Partridge gets shot in the chest by his grandpa. Enola approaches him crying because she thinks that he is dead. But suddenly he opens his eyes and says, showing her that he has had a steel vest: 'I am not entirely an idiot, you know."
Why is the historical present (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_present) incorrect in the first sentence?
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