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-->'''Bubbles:''' I joined because I believed every citizen has the right to defend their country. I felt the "call to serve," as they say. I believed I was well-disposed toward such a role. [...] I believed that I was doing good.\\
'''Momo:''' You keep using the past tense.\\
'''Bubbles:''' Indeed.
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* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney'': At one point in the final trial, you have to point out a discrepancy between two testimonies, namely [[spoiler: that Kira says Miss Darklaw ''was'' the Great Witch who gave orders to the Shades.]] Which raises the question: [[spoiler: if Darklaw stepped down as leader of the Shades, then who gave the order to assassinate the Storyteller?]]
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* In ''Film/WarGames'', while David is trying to explain how he hacked into a computerised missile launching system to Mr. [=McKittrick=], he mentions the system's original designer, Professor Stephen Falken, who has been dead for nearly a decade. [=McKittrick=], a former colleague of Falken, says, "He's a brilliant man, a little flaky..." The fact that he says Falken ''is'' brilliant but flaky, not that he ''was'' brilliant but flaky, is David's (and the audience's) first clue that Falken is still alive.
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* In ''Literature/DragonFlight'', creel accidentally reveals that [[spoiler: Shardas]], presumed dead in the first book, is alive by telling another dragon, " why shouldn't I tell[[spoiler: Shardas]]. He and I are friends." " Are?" she then has to tell all, but it works out for the best.
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* In ''Literature/DragonFlight'', creel Creel accidentally reveals that [[spoiler: Shardas]], presumed dead in the first book, is alive by telling another dragon, " why "Why shouldn't I tell[[spoiler: Shardas]]. He and I are friends." " Are?" she "Are?" She then has to tell all, but it works out for the best.
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* As stated below, someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
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* As stated below, someone Someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
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** Are you sure it isn't time for another [[UnusualEuphemism 'colorful metaphor']]?
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'''Father''': I wish to God you wouldn't talk about Mrs. Day as if she were dead.
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'''Ben:''' I cleave it. Cleft is past.\\
'''Phyllis:''' Damn right. You don't cleave it any more.
-->'''Phyllis:''' You cleft my heart.\\
'''Ben:''' I cleave it. Cleft is past.\\
'''Phyllis:''' Damn right. You don't cleave it any more.
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* ''Series/TheBarrier'' has a subversion. Marta secretly recently lost her mother. Her father's newest job is being part of the help in a Minister's home, but due to the job opening being for a married couple, Marta's maternal aunt is being passed off as her mother. In one episode, Marta is brought to the Minister's house and ends up playing with Sergio, a boy around her age who lives there. During a conversation with Sergio and Rosa, one of the house's employees, Marta says that her mother "was" a teacher due to not having gotten use to pretending her aunt is her mother quite yet. Fortunately, both Sergio and Rosa understand it as her saying her mother ''used to be'' a teacher before working as a maid.
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* ''Series/TheBarrier'' has a subversion. Marta secretly recently lost her mother. Her father's newest job is being part of the help in a Minister's minister's home, but due to the job opening being for a married couple, Marta's maternal aunt is being passed off as her mother. In one episode, Marta is brought to the Minister's minister's house and ends up playing with Sergio, a boy around her age who lives there. During a conversation with Sergio and Rosa, one of the house's employees, Marta says that her mother "was" a teacher due to not having gotten use to pretending her aunt is her mother quite yet. Fortunately, both Sergio and Rosa understand it as her saying her mother ''used to be'' a teacher before working as a maid.
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* ''Series/TheBarrier'' has a subversion. Marta secretly recently lost her mother. Her father's newest job is being part of the help in a Minister's home, but due to the job opening being for a married couple, Marta's maternal aunt is being passed off as her mother. In one episode, Marta is brought to the Minister's house and ends up playing with Sergio, a boy around her age who lives there. During a conversation with Sergio and Rosa, one of the house's employees, Marta says that her mother "was" a teacher. Fortunately, both Sergio and Rosa understand it as her saying her mother ''used to be'' a teacher before working as a maid.
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* ''Series/TheBarrier'' has a subversion. Marta secretly recently lost her mother. Her father's newest job is being part of the help in a Minister's home, but due to the job opening being for a married couple, Marta's maternal aunt is being passed off as her mother. In one episode, Marta is brought to the Minister's house and ends up playing with Sergio, a boy around her age who lives there. During a conversation with Sergio and Rosa, one of the house's employees, Marta says that her mother "was" a teacher.teacher due to not having gotten use to pretending her aunt is her mother quite yet. Fortunately, both Sergio and Rosa understand it as her saying her mother ''used to be'' a teacher before working as a maid.
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* A similar effect is achieved in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Twice Upon a Time", when a British soldier from 1914 catches the Doctor referring to the conflict he's currently involved in as "World War ''One''", implying the existence of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII a second one]] yet to come.
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** At the beginning of ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'', the ghost of King Verence (who hasn't quite realized he's dead yet) takes offense at being hailed with a simple "Hello" by [[TheGrimReaper Death]]:
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** At the beginning of ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'', ''Literature/WyrdSisters'', the ghost of King Verence (who hasn't quite realized he's dead yet) takes offense at being hailed with a simple "Hello" by [[TheGrimReaper Death]]:
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** Also done in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'', when the New Death possesses a hay-cutting machine in a last-ditch attempt to get at Death.
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** Also done in''Discworld/ReaperMan'', ''Literature/ReaperMan'', when the New Death possesses a hay-cutting machine in a last-ditch attempt to get at Death.
** Also done in
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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Bubbles the {{Robot}}'s first hint of her DarkAndTroubledPast [[spoiler:and the tragedy that left her a ShellShockedVeteran]] comes when she says she won't fight in the robot arena where she works.
-->'''Faye:''' But aren't you, like, a combat droid?\\
'''Bubbles:''' I was.\\
''Faye:''' I'm just crammin' my foot further and further down my throat here, aren't I.
-->'''Faye:''' But aren't you, like, a combat droid?\\
'''Bubbles:''' I was.\\
''Faye:''' I'm just crammin' my foot further and further down my throat here, aren't I.
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* ''Literature/SixOfCrows'': On Vellgeluk, after seeing who Van Eck really is, Jesper tells him that Wylan "deserves a better father than you". Van Eck's reply? [[spoiler: "Deserved."]]
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* In ''LightNovel/HeavyObject'', Skuld claims that Quenser is just as insane as her, causing Wraith to snap and say that he was nothing like her. This allows Skuld to figure out that Quenser is dead (Wraith had earlier been coerced into shooting him). [[spoiler:In a subversion, it turns out Wraith had faked Quenser's death - apparently she's a good enough actor to keep up the deception even in a moment of weakness.]]
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* ''RobinOfSherwood'': ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'': Much can't bring himself to say what happened to his father, Robin's stepfather, but he manages to say "He was your father too!" through tears.
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* A source of MemeticMutation regarding the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' website, which when first revealed Lucas, mentioned Ness as a character who appeared in the Smash Bros series "up until now". That phrase coupled with Lucas' obvious similarity to Ness convinced everyone that Ness wasn't coming back. Ultimately Ness did in fact come back.
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* A source of MemeticMutation regarding the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' website, which when first revealed Lucas, revealing [[VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} Lucas]], mentioned Ness [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness]] as a character who appeared in the Smash Bros ''Smash Bros.'' series "up until now". That phrase phrase, coupled with Lucas' obvious similarity to Ness Ness, convinced everyone that Ness wasn't coming back. Ultimately back for ''Brawl''. Ultimately, [[SubvertedTrope Ness did in fact come back.back]].
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* In ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'', Henry accidentally reveals when Claire's mother will die on a jaunt to the past.
* In ''The Growing Pains of Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian is writing about "Stick Insect", the woman he thinks is his father's ex-mistress: "I have just realized that Stick Insect used the present tense when she was referring to her relationship with my father. [[DramaticIrony It is absolutely disgraceful.]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint A woman of thirty not knowing the fundamentals of grammar!]]"
* In ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'', Henry accidentally reveals when Claire's mother will die on a jaunt to the past.
* In ''The Growing Pains of Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian is writing about "Stick Insect", the woman he thinks is his father's ex-mistress: "I have just realized that Stick Insect used the present tense when she was referring to her relationship with my father. [[DramaticIrony It is absolutely disgraceful.]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint A woman of thirty not knowing the fundamentals of grammar!]]"
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--->'''Verence:''' I am a king, mark you.
--->'''Death:''' [[AC: Was. ]]
--->'''Verence:''' Say again?
--->'''Death:''' [[AC: I said "was". It's called the past tense. You'll soon get used to it.]]
** Also done in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'', when the New Death possesses a hay-cutting machine in a last-ditch attempt to get at Death.
--->'''Miss Flitworth:''' What is it?
--->'''Death:''' [[AC:It was the Combination Harvester.]]
--->'''Miss Flitworth:''' ''Was''? What is it now?
--->'''Death:''' [[AC:A poor loser.]]
* The main character of ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' recognizes a damned heretic and in his excitement, he mentions that
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-->'''Verence:''' I am a king, mark you.
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: Was. ]]
-->'''Verence:''' Say again?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: I said "was". It's called the past tense. You'll soon get used to it.]]
* Also done in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'', when the New Death possesses a hay-cutting machine in a last-ditch attempt to get at Death.
-->'''Miss Flitworth:''' What is it?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:It was the Combination Harvester.]]
-->'''Miss Flitworth:''' ''Was''? What is it now?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:A poor loser.]]
* As stated below, someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Gandalf realizes Saruman isn't living in Orthanc after Treebeard uses words such as "was" and "dwelt" in a conversation about Saruman (though Saruman's departure was important enough that it would have been brought up anyway[[TimeDissonance ...eventually]]).
* More Suspiciously Specific Pronoun in ''Literature/TheThirteenthTale'' when Vida starts saying "I" instead of referring to Adeline in the third person.
-->'''Verence:''' I am a king, mark you.
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: Was. ]]
-->'''Verence:''' Say again?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: I said "was". It's called the past tense. You'll soon get used to it.]]
* Also done in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'', when the New Death possesses a hay-cutting machine in a last-ditch attempt to get at Death.
-->'''Miss Flitworth:''' What is it?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:It was the Combination Harvester.]]
-->'''Miss Flitworth:''' ''Was''? What is it now?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:A poor loser.]]
* As stated below, someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Gandalf realizes Saruman isn't living in Orthanc after Treebeard uses words such as "was" and "dwelt" in a conversation about Saruman (though Saruman's departure was important enough that it would have been brought up anyway[[TimeDissonance ...eventually]]).
* More Suspiciously Specific Pronoun in ''Literature/TheThirteenthTale'' when Vida starts saying "I" instead of referring to Adeline in the third person.
* In ''The Growing Pains of Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian is writing about "Stick Insect", the woman he thinks is his father's ex-mistress: "I have just realized that Stick Insect used the present tense when she was referring to her relationship with my father. [[DramaticIrony It is absolutely disgraceful.]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint A woman of thirty not knowing the fundamentals of grammar!]]"
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Gandalf realizes Saruman isn't living in Orthanc after Treebeard uses words such as "was" and "dwelt" in a conversation about Saruman (though Saruman's departure was important enough that it would have been brought up anyway[[TimeDissonance ...eventually]]).
* As stated below, someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
* More Suspiciously Specific Pronoun in ''Literature/TheThirteenthTale'' when Vida starts saying "I" instead of referring to Adeline in the third person.
* In ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'', Henry accidentally reveals when Claire's mother will die on a jaunt to the past.
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Gandalf realizes Saruman isn't living in Orthanc after Treebeard uses words such as "was" and "dwelt" in a conversation about Saruman (though Saruman's departure was important enough that it would have been brought up anyway[[TimeDissonance ...eventually]]).
* As stated below, someone who has recently had a loved one die can have trouble processing that information and adjusting verb tenses. In ''Literature/PetSematary'' (novel only, doesn't happen in the movie), Louis (a doctor) uses this, among other details of the conversation, to check Jud's mental functioning after [[spoiler:his wife Norma dies suddenly]]. Jud's doing as well as can be expected, with no reason to worry about his mental health, Louis decides.
* More Suspiciously Specific Pronoun in ''Literature/TheThirteenthTale'' when Vida starts saying "I" instead of referring to Adeline in the third person.
* In ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'', Henry accidentally reveals when Claire's mother will die on a jaunt to the past.
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* At a potential crime scene in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]" episode of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' where an filled with blood has been discovered, Sherlock questions a woman as to her husband's supposed state of mind leading up to the presumed suicide. She uses past tense when describing him, something he finds suspicious considering they've only ''just'' found the car. John figures that she might have killed him, but Sherlock brushes off the tense as something a murderer [[GenreSavvy would specifically know to get "wrong"]]. [[spoiler:Turns out the husband had faked his own death to avoid money troubles; his wife was in on it and spreading the idea that he was deeply depressed]].
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