Gnomic aspect
Used to describe a mood, the gnomic is considered neutral by not limiting the expression of words to the speaker's attitude toward them (e.g. as indicative, subjunctive, potential, etc.).Used to describe a tense, the gnomic is considered neutral by not limiting action, in particular, to the past, present, or future.English generally uses the simple present construction to express the gnomic aspect, as in "rabbits are fast" and "water boils at 212 °F".The English "reportive present" tense as seen in newspaper headlines like "Technical Innovations Increase Efficiency, Lower Costs" can be viewed as gnomic.The gnomic aorist is thought to derive (like the English example) from the summation of a common story (such as the moral of a fable).