# Correcting a typo in facebook

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 23, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827 "2011-08-23T23:03:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/1 "2011-08-23T23:03:57Z")

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Just made a post on a friend’s wall in FB. After posting I realized there is a typo. Can’t find an edit button. Do I just have to make another post to explain the typo?

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**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/2 "2011-08-23T23:06:24Z")

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If failbook is any indication, someone will be around to point out your typo for you shortly. 🙂

That failing, can’t you just delete and retype it?

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/3 "2011-08-23T23:07:20Z")

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Yes, your two options are to either make a second post correcting yourself, or just delete the original post and re-post it.

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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/4 "2011-08-23T23:07:36Z")

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If it bugs me, I delete and retype.

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**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/5 "2011-08-23T23:08:12Z")

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Okay. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/6 "2011-08-24T01:34:57Z")

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But if your Facebook friends are anything like your Straight Dope friends, you’ll be doing them a favor by giving them something to correct (and feel superior) about.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-a-typo-in-facebook/593827/7 "2011-08-24T01:42:54Z")

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If you spot it immediately and click “Delete,” you can then edit the post. You can only do this for about a minute.

Simple workaround: Highlight text, copy, delete post, paste text in new post, make correction.