Just an addendum to your answer to the vine question from Flummoxed Bridesmaid: I got married six months ago to a man who is as pack-ratty as I am.Since we certainly didn’t need a fourth …

Hey Sars,
I just had to write after reading Lost and Bewildered’s letter about
identity after losing her mom.I lost my mom at roughly the same age
and went through much of what she describes.I second your advice …

Dear Sars,
I’m not sure if I’m crazy or if this kind of
construction is actually wrong:
“My laptop is being temperamental today.”
Isn’t “is being” redundant? They’re both forms of the
same verb, and “My laptop is temperamental today”
conveys …

Dear Sars,
So there’s this boy.Psych.Actually it’s a man.Actually it’s a professor.
No, it’s not that kind of problem.I just figured you needed a break from the
usual opening.
So I’m in the midst of a year-long directed studies …

Hey Sars,
I love your site! I have a word that’s been bothering me for years but I’ve
always been too lazy to actually find out if my annoyance is valid. I’m
referring to the overuse of the …

Sars,
After many many years, I’m finally getting to a place in my life I’m happy with. I’m enjoying being single again, enjoying not needing a roommate and/or a bad boyfriend to help keep the lights …

Dear Sars,
I know that you are a cat-lover like so many of us. I’m hoping I’m not asking you a question that you haven’t already answered a million times. I had a beautiful, wonderful, affectionate …

Dear Sars,
I live in a dorm with several other women, most of whom I don’t know. We are in a desert area that is experiencing an added drought, so water is extra-scarce. As a result …

Oh, wise Sars!
I did it again. Like bargaining in prayer, I promise never to shoot my mouth off again if you tell what to do.
I work in a pharmacy in a fairly small town. I …

Dear Sars,
About a year ago I broke up my two-and-a-half-year relationship. I was sick of dealing with serious relationship-type problems and the headaches they cause. We were fighting every time we saw each other, and …