Do you want to know the biggest thing editing for a newspaper has changed in my life?
Are you sure?
You might not like it.
Fine.
Here it is:
Wait. If you’re a grammar lover, you should sit.
Sitting?
Good.
*dramatic pause*
I…
This is hard to finally admit.
*sigh*
Ok. Here it is, for real this time.
I don’t like the oxford comma anymore.
At all. I’m sorry.
It looks wrong. It feels wrong.
And it’s terribly illogical, except for a few occasions when it actually clarifies.
But most of the time? Unnecessary.
I’m sorry…
Hey! Why are you walking away from me?
We’re not friends anymore?
Oh.
Oh well.