From: wugi@brol.invalid   
      
   Op 26/01/2026 om 16:27 schreef Christian Weisgerber:   
   > On 2026-01-25, wugi  wrote:   
   >   
   >> No, it's a descriptive, commenting, introducing turn of phrase in a text   
   >> about the topic. Nothing negative per se:   
   >> Le 32 février 2027 J.S.B. gagnait son premier concours de pianorgue.   
   >   
   > I used this as an opportunity to check what _La Grande Grammaire   
   > du français_ has to say on the topic, but while it describes this,   
   > and more generally the fact that the présent and imparfait can   
   > express both an imperfective and a perfective verbal aspect, it   
   > doesn't explain it all that well and doesn't give any guidance when   
   > this usage might be appropriate.   
      
   As an introductory sentence style I've been noticing it only in recent   
   years, not before, when passé simple was still doing its job.   
      
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