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The Vine: May 18, 2005
May 18, 2005 – 9:03 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My problem isn’t so much
mine as that of a friend — I’ve run out of ideas on how to deal with
this alone and I decided that based on your level-headed advice, and
abilities as …

The Vine: May 17, 2005
May 17, 2005 – 8:51 AM | No Comment

The construct “I don’t know from” is a Yiddishism.Here’s more from The Jewish Language Resource Website:
“Yiddish and English
Yiddish has had a quite noticeable influence on American English over the last century. The English of Yiddish-speaking …

The Vine: May 13, 2005
May 13, 2005 – 11:04 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’ve been living in the United States just on three years now (am a New Zealander, go All Blacks!) and apart from my accent, I haven’t had many communication problems. Except just recently …

The Vine: April 28, 2005
April 28, 2005 – 7:25 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars —
I have a question, but no idea who else to ask about
it. My boyfriend and I have been dating for about
four years now. We want to get married, but due to
lack of finances …

The Vine: April 27, 2005
April 27, 2005 – 7:18 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I work in academic research, and recently, to my pleasure, my boss has started relying more heavily on me to edit her writing for journals, grant proposals, and reviews. I’ve used a couple of …

The Vine: April 21, 2005
April 21, 2005 – 5:55 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have only the highest admiration for you, truly. Which opening
sentence, of course, will alert you to the fact that I’m about to
disagree vehemently with something you’ve said and probably insult you
somewhere along the …

The Vine: April 20, 2005
April 20, 2005 – 5:45 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Here’s the situation. My cousin and I are the same age, 19, and go to the same college, where we are both sophomores. We live one dorm away from each other and share the …

The Vine: April 19, 2005
April 19, 2005 – 5:38 PM | No Comment

Its disingenuous to say its racists when the rich-brat correctly sees the connection between the word conversate and black people.
Even if you yourself have used the word, the majority of time I have seen that …

The Vine: April 14, 2005
April 14, 2005 – 4:51 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
At age 30, I suddenly find myself horny as hell, single as can be, and having constant sexual fantasies about a man I had my one and only one-night stand with about nine months …

The Vine: April 8, 2005
April 8, 2005 – 4:09 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
There’s a guy in my class at school — I’m the
equivalent of a senior — who I’ll call Bob. We’re in a lot of classes
together, and up until maybe two years ago I didn’t …