u/enigmaenthusiast

I keep seeing people use the word “stood” and “sat” in present tense sentences in fiction, particularly fanfiction that otherwise has excellent grammar and writing. My best bet is that this is a mutation from the slang use of “I’m sat” to express intense interest, but being used in context that isn’t slang.

Or am I missing something? Is the sentence “he is stood in the middle of a group” correct in a way I’m not understanding?