http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/05/01/schools-and-youth/a-word-to-grown-ups-dont-correct-kids-spelling-on-facebook/ An independent, open forum for reports and opinions about life in our city. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/05/01/schools-and-youth/a-word-to-grown-ups-dont-correct-kids-spelling-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-7595 Dennis Fischman Mon, 04 May 2009 20:05:23 +0000 http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=1546#comment-7595 Good points, Alain. When I ask a young person to be my Facebook friend, I am implicitly saying, "I'm coming into your house. I'm not going to tell you how sloppy it is." Nor, incidentally, am I going to tell their parents what they're doing there unless it's a health and safety issue. It's a tremendous compliment when a teenager or college student friends me. I'm not going to abuse the trust they're showing. Good points, Alain. When I ask a young person to be my Facebook friend, I am implicitly saying, “I’m coming into your house. I’m not going to tell you how sloppy it is.” Nor, incidentally, am I going to tell their parents what they’re doing there unless it’s a health and safety issue. It’s a tremendous compliment when a teenager or college student friends me. I’m not going to abuse the trust they’re showing.

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