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When used with the present tense of a verb, “currently” is almost always unnecessary since the present tense tells us what the current condition is of something. We can just let the present tense of the verb do its job without adding a redundant “currently”.
In the case of this article, is there any difference between these pairs of sentences?"
User:Pyrope says that currently "implies that this is the present situation but has not always been thus". Are we sure that the reader will get the implication? First of all, it is a boat, so the reader is going to expect that at some time it was not berthed, but travelling. It is a mobile object. Secondly, it is better to be explicit that to imply. The next paragraph says "For most of its career it transported silver, zinc and lead ore from mines in the Mayo district to the confluence of the Yukon and Stewart rivers at Stewart City", which is clear and unambiguous, rather than implying.
Furthermore, the suggestion that the present tense the present tense could be interpreted as meaning a permanent condition unless modified by “currently” or "presently" is not correct.
The second sentence in each pair means the same thing as the first sentence, but it is shorter and simpler. It is called the present tense, not the "permanent tense" for a reason: these sentences aren’t ambiguous, are they?
No-one would think that those are permanent conditions. The same is true of the sentences above; Stephen Harper is not the eternal prime minister of Canada. – he is limited by the will of Parliament and his own mortality.
Is there ever an appropriate time to use “is currently”? There are times when clarification can be useful when contrasting current conditions with past or future conditions. In these cases, “is currently” is correct, but “is now” is better because it is shorter and simpler.
For example:
In these cases, the present tense on its own isn’t really enough because the reader has just received contradictory information. Adding “now” provide the emphasis to make the situation clear. Sorry for the long rant, but it bugs me that verbs are not being left to do their jobs in peace without superfluous modifiers. Ground Zero | t 13:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
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When used with the present tense of a verb, “currently” is almost always unnecessary since the present tense tells us what the current condition is of something. We can just let the present tense of the verb do its job without adding a redundant “currently”.
In the case of this article, is there any difference between these pairs of sentences?"
User:Pyrope says that currently "implies that this is the present situation but has not always been thus". Are we sure that the reader will get the implication? First of all, it is a boat, so the reader is going to expect that at some time it was not berthed, but travelling. It is a mobile object. Secondly, it is better to be explicit that to imply. The next paragraph says "For most of its career it transported silver, zinc and lead ore from mines in the Mayo district to the confluence of the Yukon and Stewart rivers at Stewart City", which is clear and unambiguous, rather than implying.
Furthermore, the suggestion that the present tense the present tense could be interpreted as meaning a permanent condition unless modified by “currently” or "presently" is not correct.
The second sentence in each pair means the same thing as the first sentence, but it is shorter and simpler. It is called the present tense, not the "permanent tense" for a reason: these sentences aren’t ambiguous, are they?
No-one would think that those are permanent conditions. The same is true of the sentences above; Stephen Harper is not the eternal prime minister of Canada. – he is limited by the will of Parliament and his own mortality.
Is there ever an appropriate time to use “is currently”? There are times when clarification can be useful when contrasting current conditions with past or future conditions. In these cases, “is currently” is correct, but “is now” is better because it is shorter and simpler.
For example:
In these cases, the present tense on its own isn’t really enough because the reader has just received contradictory information. Adding “now” provide the emphasis to make the situation clear. Sorry for the long rant, but it bugs me that verbs are not being left to do their jobs in peace without superfluous modifiers. Ground Zero | t 13:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)