This has got to be the best Facebook feature upgrade ever. And I’m being serious here. I may even think it’s bigger than allowing for applications as addicting and wonderful as Scrabulous.
Facebook is removing the mandatory "is" from status updates. Now your status can be something other than action-related. And grammar nuts like me can breathe a sigh of relief.
No more: "Arieanna is hating the WGA strike"
Instead: "Arieanna hates the WGA strike"
Much better.
The planned removal of ‘is’ will happen tonight.
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.
Via wired & allfacebook Tags: facebook, status updates, pet peeves
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