I theorize that that arbitrary rule was conceived by someone trying to avoid just that.
"Man I wish I were drunk."
"Uh...it's was since you're using the first person singular."
"No! Not when it hasn't happened yet because that person doesn't exist so it's someone else!"
"Yes My Lord." *cowers in fear of being executed*
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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.
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