Usage of "since" here
English Language & Usage Asked on May 14, 2021
At the time of this writing, Chinese stocks are up since the bear market bottom in 2005.
How come it’s not "stocks have been up"? I thought we should stick with the perfect tense with the word "since".
One Answer
This is one feature of journalese (a style of writing used mostly in newspapers). Reports and especially headlines are reported in present tense even though they happened in the past.
Example
Suppose a dog has been bitten by a man. In normal language, we might report this as, A dog has been bitten by a man!
As a newspaper headline, it would be Man bites dog!
Answered by chasly - supports Monica on May 14, 2021
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