Sars,
The site rocks.Rocks, I say!Ahem…
So, this question has to do with what seems like two favorite topics of
yours — baseball, and grammar (there might also be some cat stuff thrown in
if I decide to be …

Dear Sars,
I have been reading TN for a while now, and although I’m pretty new to The Vine, what I have read so far seems like great advice so I thought I’d ask you what …

Hey Sars,
My situation can’t be that unique. I grew up in a very Christian family…we went to church two times a week minimum. I’ve continued to go pretty regularly — not because I’m at all …

Hey, Sars.
This problem is very high school, which annoys the fuck out of me as I’ve long since left that hell behind, but here goes.I have a very close guy friend — let’s say, “Mark.”I …

[Stevie walks forward from the back of the stage. She has a straw cowboy hat pulled down low on her head, leaving only her mouth and chin visible. She is singing Schumann’s “Traumerei.”
Just before the …

Dear Sars,
I love reading The Vine. I have a grammar question for you. In the following examples, which are correct and why? A. I enjoy working with students heartily.
B. I heartily enjoy working with students.
C. …

Dear Sars, dispenser of wisdom,
I have a mini problem concerning two of my close friends, “Alexandra” and “Nicole.” We like to say that we share a brain, and that we’re really too much alike for …

This is in response question about speech patterns from Wednesday, 4/28/04.
I took a linguistics class last semester and learned about glottal stop and dialects and vernaculars. All that good stuff.
There were some disagreements about lazy …

Sars:
Hi! I’m a long-time reader, first-time writer. I really enjoy the site.
My friend, Faith, and I were imitating/mocking speech patterns. We were
wondering what to properly call the following affliction:
When J. Lo was presenting at the …

Dear Sars,
There’s a relationship
issue I’ve been struggling with for awhile that I’d love to hear your
opinion on. It’s a little bit convoluted (what relationship issue isn’t, I
suppose), but here goes.
I’ve been in an (almost) two-year …