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Facebook Removing “Is” From Status Updates?

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

Well it looks like it has finally happened. The dreaded “is” present in status updates that people have complained about for the past few months is now finally being removed. Well, it appears that it will become optional. According to Facebook’s platform status ... Continue reading »

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  • Colin Carmichael

    1 year ago

    I think that's too bad. I always have fun trying to bend what I want say around the is - the more creative I have to be, the better. Just one more thing that dilutes the uniqueness of FB.
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  • Nick O'Neill

    1 year ago

    That's true ... I kind of enjoyed that as well. I like that it's better integrated with Twitter though.
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  • Jamie

    1 year ago

    Why does it need to be a verb? It should be completely freeform.
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  • Mary Specht

    1 year ago

    Haha, I kind of liked the quirky, non-grammatical things people came up with for status updates. A worthy change, though. I can still choose to add a nonsensical "is" on top of whatever I write, as a throwback.
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  • Nick O'Neill

    1 year ago

    Lol, making "is" a throwback. That's great! We should get together 10 years from now and say "Remember when 'is' was in the status updates on facebook?" Those were the good days!
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  • kevlar

    1 year ago

    "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." –Bill Clinton, during his 1998 grand jury testimony on the Monica Lewinsky affair
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  • JustMo

    1 year ago

    My is is stuck.
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  • fati.m.a

    1 year ago

    oh comon man why remove the "is" thats terrible!!! let it be! lets have some grammatical error fun Facbook should not bend before grammatical rules! i am highly against it! Live n let live! thats what we need!!
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  • DJ

    1 year ago

    I miss the "is..." It was fun trying to come up with sentences to fit it. I was almost starting to begin all my sentences with is...
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