: Re: Using a grammatically incorrect tense for stylistic effect Immanuel Kant has been born in Europe. I heard you can't use the Present Perfect for dead people, so can I use it to indirectly

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can I use it to indirectly state how influential Kant was (as if he
were Immortal, or that he still lives today through his ideas)?

This is how I interpreted it. So, yes. Maybe.

However, it was awkward and I had to pause to decide what it meant.

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