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O_H_E
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*expressed ?
adrianmonk
on March 5, 2020
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I think they're using the so-called "literary present" verb tense.
https://style.mla.org/literary-present-tense/
mkl
on March 5, 2020
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Only if "is expresses" is supposed to be "
it
expresses". Which would also make sense.
adrianmonk
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Oh! I read it multiple times, and each time, my brain auto-corrected "is" to "it".
sreekotay
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Oops! Yes... should have said "it expresses" (typo)
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