they seemed to make the action more immediate but not less "authorial."
That's a good point. It is quite unnatural consistently use the present tense. As we mentioned above, it's more natural to shilly-shally a bit and fix it later!
It's kind of like a model wearing a dress.
I like that metaphor. To extend it to reading preferences, it's easier on the eye for dresses and model to come in standard sizes and expected draping; it may jar us to see, say, a plus-sized model, or a dress made of plastic. But these are no less deliberate than the model and material choices we're used to seeing.
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Date: 2010-09-21 04:20 am (UTC)That's a good point. It is quite unnatural consistently use the present tense. As we mentioned above, it's more natural to shilly-shally a bit and fix it later!
It's kind of like a model wearing a dress.
I like that metaphor. To extend it to reading preferences, it's easier on the eye for dresses and model to come in standard sizes and expected draping; it may jar us to see, say, a plus-sized model, or a dress made of plastic. But these are no less deliberate than the model and material choices we're used to seeing.