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 …

Dear Sars,
I’m 21, a junior in college, and hopelessly paralyzed w/r/t post-college existence. Briefly: I’m in a deeply committed relationship with an artist who graduated (BA) in 2001. She’s ready to return to school for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dear loveliest and wise Sars,
I shall try to keep this as brief as possible but it’s a relationship problem so please bear with me. Four years ago, I began talking to a guy online. He …

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 …

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 …

Oh wise and wonderful Sars,
Here’s my problem:
I work as a paralegal at a large law firm. About ten months ago, “Mandi”
was hired as a receptionist. Since Mandi’s about my age and very outgoing,
we started having …

Oh, Sars, I’ve been a long time reader of The Vine, but now I have a problem to share:
I’m just starting classes and I have a math teacher that is blind. Which is normally a …