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The Vine: March 11, 2005
March 11, 2005 – 12:01 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah-with-an-H,
In response to Suzy’s letter about unwanted nicknames and your point about
spelling names right, I was wondering if you have any advice
about how to respond when people spell names wrong, especially in email.
I don’t …

The Vine: March 9, 2005
March 9, 2005 – 11:43 AM | One Comment

Hi Sars,
I have a punctuation question for you and I don’t think I’ve
seen it addressed in my several years of reading The Vine. I have a
tiny little ‘blog and in it I’ve referred to myself …

The Vine: March 8, 2005
March 8, 2005 – 11:36 AM | No Comment

I don’t recall seeing this one around (please forgive me if
that’s due to my Sieve, Class A, memory).
According to several of my friends, uni students at that,
grammar and punctuation is becoming optional. Specifically,
the use of …

The Vine: March 3, 2005
March 3, 2005 – 11:01 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
love the column and your site and tonight I ran into a situation that seemed right up
your alley.
My mom, stepdad and I just scored season tickets for a minor league team. It’s close by
and …

The Vine: February 23, 2005
February 23, 2005 – 2:33 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
First of all I’d like to say that Tomato Nation is
wonderful. I’m here every day checking for a new article or
Vine. I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times, but you
rock.
Also, I think you …

The Vine: February 18, 2005
February 18, 2005 – 2:01 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m on the verge of a big life-defining decision, and trying to make it is
proving to be beyond me. I’d love to hear what you’d do in my situation, or
at least what factors you …

The Vine: February 17, 2005
February 17, 2005 – 1:46 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I know you said your take on wedding etiquette is often at odds with that of your readership, but you seem to have your head on straight and I’d appreciate your advice. Let’s get …

The Vine: February 15, 2005
February 15, 2005 – 1:26 PM | No Comment

Sweet Sars:
I recently had a hot and heavy relationship with a guy, J. I have teenaged children, and have never dated since I divorced their father four years ago. J and I fell quickly in …

The Vine: February 8, 2005
February 8, 2005 – 12:23 PM | One Comment

Hi Sars,
I have an ethical dilemma, and I’d really like an opinion from someone who doesn’t know me.
I recently got a very wonderful, fantastic internship, that is fun, relatively prestigious, and is giving me a …

The Vine: February 4, 2005
February 4, 2005 – 11:43 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I have an embarrassing quandary for you that I have mentioned to no one else.
I’m afraid my boyfriend is gay.
Back story: Tom and I met four and a half years ago, when I was …