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Hi Sars,
The letter about Latin plurals reminded me of an excellent article posted
recently on the website The Straight Dope. It gives a detailed
overview of English words that have been borrowed from Latin and how to
make …
Hey Sars —
I have this issue that’s been rearing its ugly head for about three
years now. I have a pretty tightly intertwined group of friends who’ve all
been hanging out together since college — ’bout six …
Dear Sarah,
My flatmate, B, has been unemployed and desperately
looking for a job for what seems like forever. He has
recently applied for a job and is extremely excited by
it. I, on the other hand, have a …
I used to live in New York City
Everything there was dark and dirty
Outside my window was a steeple
With a clock that always said twelve-thirty
— The Mamas and the Papas, “Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To …
Hey Sars —
I require your wisdom. The other day I had a good idea for a website. In fact, I’d call it a really good idea. I sat around pondering for a little while, the …
Dear Sars,
I was hoping you could help me with a situation I’ve
gotten myself into.
For several years I was very good friends with a girl
we’ll call “A.” We met at school, and quickly became
good friends because …
Hey Sars! I love your site, and was wondering if you could maybe help me out.
I’m sixteen, and have zero business experience. A few months ago, I applied to be on the school newspaper, and …
Sars,
I need clarification on your response to Wish, who had some ambivalent
feelings about having sex. In my experience, the majority of women wish they
had waited longer than they did, and it would seem that she …
Dear Sars,
I’ve got kind of a tough question for you, especially
as it’s a rather entrenched one. I’ll just sort of
plunge into the backstory and try to keep it brief.
I’ve been married to my husband for …
Sarah: Okay, here’s my problem.
Wing Chun: Hit me.
Sarah: Well, actually I have a whole bunch of problems, but they’re all kind of under the umbrella of one very large problem.
Wing Chun: I see.
Sarah: Which is …