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This Hacker News link title accurately reflects the headline on the verge. But when I read it, I thought to myself: "Are they referring to an electric vehicle
by pmdulaney 7y ago
This Hacker News link title accurately reflects the headline on the verge.
But when I read it, I thought to myself: "Are they referring to an electric vehicle that Ford made, say, in 1971? Or did they just make this thing?"
The better way of phrasing it would be: Ford has made an electric Mustang with a manual transmission. In fact, the first sentence of the article uses the perfect tense: "Ford has created..."
I suppose journalists think the simple past tense sounds cool -- even though it doesn't communicate as well?