Hi, Sars.
My initial question was a lot simpler, but then I started thinking more about it. Okay, I’ll try not to make this too long. My husband and I have been married for a little …

I have a basic grammar question. In American English, the word “herb” is pronounced without the H, making the first syllable sound like a vowel. So is the correct usage “an herb” or “a herb”? …

Spring training had gotten underway perhaps eight minutes previously when 1) The Baseball Non-troversy Du Jour reared its head (well, “heads”) and 2) an email mentioned it in a PS to another matter entirely and …

Hey Sars —
After she finds some good fits, she should ask her husband to hang up the
shirts she doesn’t want shrunk, rather than just stuffing them in the dryer.
It keeps them from shrinking, and you …

Dear Sars —
Your Dire Straits searcher should check out www.pandora.com — it sets up “radio stations” that play songs similar to either the artist or the individual song you give them initially. Sounds like it’s …

Wing Chun: Hello?
Sarah: Hello? Hello?
Wing Chun: Hel– hello?
Sarah: Hello? I can’t — hello? Anyone there?
Wing Chun: Hello!
Sarah: Hel– I’m sorry, you’ll have to speak up, I can’t hear you over the din of this goddamn …

Hiya Sars —
Not that I’m surprised, but you and the readers seem to be able to come up with the answer to just about anything so far.
I think I read it in Reader’s Digest years …

Dear Sars,
As much as I hate to admit we have the same style, my mother and I both own the wrinkle-resistant tops from Eddie Bauer.
They’re a little pricey, I admit, but since they’re damn near …

Of all the emails I received about last week’s entry, the most disappointed ones came from people I know in real life — people, in other words, who know exactly what I waste my time …