>I would agree. It turns out that I have recently become aware of the
>*opposite* situation, i.e. where the "tense" (as defined by morphology)
>appears to pull adverbs or other time indicators toward the verb and away
>from their conventional meanings.
Don, I'd be quite interested in your observations and some data in this regard.
Rod
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