Articles tagged with: grammar
Dear Sars —
I’ve tried to write this question a gazillion times to make it sound less stupid than it does, but I can’t. So, here goes. I work in a small office — a few …
Hey Sars,
I work with this girl at my college in a part-time job. She eventually was hired full-time at another place of business, but still decided to work weekends at the college. She lives quite …
Great Baseball Goddess Sars,Tell me, O Wise One, why is it that during the regular season, some games do not go the whole nine innings? I tried Googling this AND asking Jeeves, but I wasn’t …
Dear Grammar Goddess,I recently heard someone use the phrase “endless ago,” in the sentence “I
wanted it endless ago.” I guessed that the sentence meant either “I’ve
wanted it for a very long time,” or possibly “I …
I have a question that’s sort of the opposite of a
question in a recent Vine.The person asked
if she should make an effort to engage in asking more
questions during conversations.My question is, what
do you do when …
Hi Sars,
I met a guy one night while I was cocktailing.As
tends to happen when one is a cocktail waitress, he
and his friend started chatting with me.Since I had
had like, the best day ever, I was …
Okay, while I’m not sure exactly what a “formal” boot would be, I will have to profess love for Famous Footwear.Trying to find anything in a men’s size 14 is a nightmare, because shoe manufacturers …
Hey Sars,
This question may be more for your readers than for you.
I can’t find pants that fit.None, nada, zero.I like skirts, but winter is nigh…
Pants are not generally made for my shape.If they fit at …
Note: The answer to yesterday’s “you/your visiting” grammar-nundrum is found under “fused participles” in the Garner.I never would have looked there in a billion years.Thanks, AB Chao!
Sars,
I met Joe through a personal ad six weeks …
Sars! Queen of grammar!
Which is correct:
“On December 12, 1964, I was…”
or
“On December 12, 1964 I was…”
Please give references to prove the truth to the doubters.
Thanks!
Confused by Commas
Dear Get In Line,
I’ll cite sources in a sec, …