Tense Situations

Author: Scyess

Date: October 8, 2005

by Scyess
10-08-05
Hey, Jon. Would you say I'm getting fat?
No, not really.
The use of the present participle sort of implies that you're not fat already, which obviously is not the case.
Thanks. You're a real confidence builder.
Now, if you'd asked me twelve years ago...