People conflate being startled with being scared
Mildly reclusive American living in Europe.
Tends to get truculent about movies, music, the Oxford comma, and politics
People conflate being startled with being scared


The egg will be powder if it gets any more


Yeah, never mind; it was early. I didn’t understand the original post and was so confused about why it was written, I didn’t fully read these examples. From them, I now understand that people are using “run” as simple past. It isn’t clear from the original post that was basis


Well, that sentence doesn’t make sense::
I ran the company last year. (not anymore)
I have been running the company since last year. (still)
I had run the company last year before it went bust.
The first one is clear present —statement of fact


I don’t understand what the issue is. I’m sitting here trying to figure out when “ran” is used inappropriately. I only use it for simple past


Those are simple present
Works better the American way in this instance since 911 is the emergency number


I didn’t say he was worse than Trump, just that running a shoddy film production that culminated in him fatally shooting someone doesn’t make him a good associate of a presidential candidate


I feel like there’s be some ethical, possibly legal, problem with presenting an imposter as an opponent at an official debate. It’s a bad precedent. Besides, Baldwin comes with too much baggage right now
They’re cinematic Cup O’ Noodles