#8. The DEFYING THIRD PERSON Update

EXAMPLES:

"Hans Bebe is I'm betting Slumdog sweeps the Oscar!"
"Sam Gent I could use a hot shower."
"Claire Dutch is Why does this keep happening to me?"

Facebook is kind of pushy when it comes to status updates: You must speak in third person. You must begin the status update with your name. You must keep it within a certain number of characters. But some people choose to buck the system and use the Defying Third Person update, talking about themselves in what might feel like a more natural way.

How to interpret the first-person status update? Maybe it's laziness, or maybe a general discomfort among some Facebookers with the idea of channeling Bob Dole. But either way, that kind of update can be somewhat jarring. C'mon, people, this blogger says you should play by the rules!

Got a good example? Post it in the Comments section.