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Users can now edit comments on Facebook

By Doreen Christensen June 22, 2012 01:03 PM

In a blow to typographical errors everywhere, Facebook now allows users to edit their comments on the popular social-networking site.

As a former editor, this made my day.

Hover over the pencil in the far right side of the comment box to select edit or delete to make changes to comments. After you save, an "edited" tag appears to show your change. You may only make changes to your own comments.

Try it!

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Doreen Christensen has never paid full price for anything. If there is a way to save on something, she will find it and share how you can save, too. Doreen is a senior reporter covering consumer news, health, beauty and features for the online and print editions of the Sun Sentinel. A 32-year veteran of the newspaper, she previously was a senior copy editor on the universal copy desk. Doreen spends her time off hunting bargains, clipping coupons, gardening and traveling.

Justine Griffin covers retail and marine business for the Sun Sentinel. She is a Tampa Bay native who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010. After spending a year covering crime in St. Augustine, Fla., she moved to Fort Lauderdale and made the switch to business journalism. When she’s not writing, she’s riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.

Marcia Heroux Pounds is the Sun Sentinel's workplace columnist when she's not shopping for shoes. She also writes about small business, which allows her to visit many of South Florida's unique shops and boutiques.

Users can now edit comments on Facebook

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