commentary: the “IS” is free from the “isn’t” StatUS-UPdates prison Nov 20 2007
posted to StatUS-Updates facebook group
so dearest StatUS-UPdaters and StatUS-SEEKers
we can breath free
is to be free from isn’t prison and from StatUS-UPdates tonight thanks for heads up jeff pulver read about it here - http://tinyurl .com/3cna2j.
now the world can be safe for the future, and future facebookers
thanks for you trust and support - now all that we have to do is be more inspired in our future StatUS-UPdates
be you
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Status Update: Facebook Is Letting Users Drop the “Is”
By Betsy Schiffman November 20, 2007 | 12:11:16 PMCategories: Facebook
Facebook has caved into popular demand and will make the “is” in status updates optional, effective tonight, according to allfacebook.com.
The much despised “is” has been a mandatory component of the status update, so every time a member updates his or her status, it reads “Member Name is . . . ”
Many people ignore it, choosing instead to commit grammatical atrocities such as “Sarah is likes to dance.”
The news will be warmly welcomed by thousands of activists who have joined more than 500 anti-”is” Facebook groups, including the “Campaign to lose the mandatory ‘is’ from status updates” and the “I die a little bit inside when I see grammatically incorrect status updates” group.
Congratulations, campaigners, you’ve won!