Being an English major is a lot of work, but it’s also a lot of fun for those of us who have chosen the right major for us. Between text message typos and blowing all of our cash on books, here are seven things that every English major will struggle with for life.
1. Texting
It’s impossible to text without picking up on our friends’ grammatical errors.
2. Typos
Subway rides and road trips are almost never complete without noticing at least one advertisement typo on billboards and signs.
3. Back Problems
Books. Are. Heavy. Put more than three in your bag and your back aches for hours. Unfortunately, our insatiable book lust means that we have to be plagued with heavy bags for life.
4. Oxford Commas
We find a freakish amount of pleasure from seeing and using oxford commas. After all, we want eggs, orange juice, and toast… not eggs, orange juice and toast.
5. Facebook Comments
We can’t read comments at the end of online articles without almost smashing our computers in the rage that only comes from sentences with bad syntax.
6. Movie Plots
We want to study stories for a living, so when there are movies or TV shows with thin plot lines, we notice and we care. We can predict the outcome of almost any story and our friends hate us for it.
7. Bookstores
You can’t bring us into a bookstore without expecting us to want to buy literally everything. We would rather blow our savings on a good book than eat lunch, and we’re totally fine with that.
It's not all easy being an English major! The struggles are real, but it's all worth it in the end.
