NYC Editor Gal

Anonymous, pro-Oxford comma book editor with revelations, insights, and (mostly) complaints on weather, NYC, puppies, publishing processes, and hair washing.

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You think you know someone and then you find out they use two spaces after a period.

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@kate_mckean Yes!!! Even I’ve returned for the fun!

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@jodihughesedits I’m here 🙋🏻‍♀️

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@asdombroff This is funny

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About to ask my Uber driver for a link to his Spotify playlist—

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All you need to know is that I made-and drank—my coffee before I fixed my inside-out contact lens.

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The (grown) woman next to me on the subway is watching the original Beauty & the Beast on her phone. I don’t miss commuting, but I do miss finding stuff like this over strangers’ shoulders.

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@TheDanaWeiss This pitch is enough for me to invest.

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@TheMadamEditor “Omg yes let’s make plans!” “Omg how can I cancel these?”

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This.

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@courtyforrest HBD!!!

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Forget Post-its—I wish I had created Command Strips.

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@gr8thepeter I feel like yes

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@redcurlgurl Exactly like that!

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Good morning from a woman who not only remembered to defrost her chicken overnight, but who also remembered to put it in a marinade this morning.

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@Cantabrana_ And it was delicious!

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Subway report (it’s been a while): Only 10 people in my entire car. Everyone masked, several double masked (🙋🏻‍♀️). One person reading a book, another a newspaper. OK!

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@JohnInspired 💃🏻

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@mwgerard TYSM

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@MegreadsYA *curtsies*

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@JamieStelter Particularly a dog who needs to know what’s buried in every pile of snow ! ! !

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@JamieStelter Just got in from walking my pup and am missing our personalized winter shoe report ❤️ I went with snow boots, which were 👍🏻. (I saw people in sneakers, which was... not the right choice.)