Tonight a CBS newsman said "It's never happened before and it hasn't happened since" Huh? If he's reporting it now then it has happened and if he's saying it hasn't happened since then when is "since" ?
2007-06-23 16:00:10 · 4 answers · asked by Ratfink 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Probably a one-time occurance. Pretty dumb way of stating it though.
2007-06-23 16:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Goddess 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I can think of is that maybe the thing he is reporting on happened a day, week, or month ago and he only learned about it recently. So "since" is the time following the occurrence of the "thing".
I have seen reports on things I new about a week before but it wasn't "news" worthy until now.
2007-06-23 23:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by AnswerMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's merely a dramatic way of talking about some event from the past. He could have said: "It's the only time it's ever happened." It's a bit of a tease to get you to listen to the rest of the story.
2007-06-24 22:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've actually heard my grandmother and her friends say this, however it usually had to do with a life changing event that would not ever occur again. It didn't make much sense then, and less now.
2007-06-23 23:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by freetodervish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋