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The Vine: July 23, 2002
July 23, 2002 – 1:22 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’ve been reading The Vine for months, and now I have a question I know you can help me with.
I was having a discussion with a friend of mine the other day about homographs. …

The Vine: July 16, 2002
July 16, 2002 – 10:54 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
As a former journalist who also quickly realized she’d never make a stellar reporter, I’ve got two bits of wisdom for “Probably Not Lois Lane,” who’s trying to figure out whether to start a …

The Vine: July 11, 2002
July 11, 2002 – 4:29 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I felt just like Go Back for four years when I went through B.S., round one. My undergraduate institution sucked the joy of science right out of me. But I was able to renew …

The Vine: July 9, 2002
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Dear Sars,
On a recent trip to England during World Cup season, I discovered a difference in usage that drove me nuts. They insist on referring to national teams in the mulitiple person sense. I have …

The Vine: May 24, 2002
May 24, 2002 – 2:35 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars:
I’ve never done anything like this before, but have been visiting your site since last summer and would like to get your take on this. Can’t really talk to friends or family about …

The Vine: May 21, 2002
May 21, 2002 – 4:49 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m easily irritated at certain grammatical mistakes. “You’re” and “your” are two different things! However, I can’t be a grammatical snob since I have one problem involving bad and badly. It is absolutely …

The Vine: May 8, 2002
May 8, 2002 – 8:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year and living together for about five months.I’m madly in love with him.From the very beginning, we’ve been best friends as well as lovers …

The Vine: May 7, 2002
May 7, 2002 – 8:37 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I need some post-romantic advice.I began dating Mr. Big in 1998, and the relationship lasted two years.We never moved in together, but he slept over at my place so often that we might as …

The Vine: March 27, 2002
March 27, 2002 – 8:48 PM | No Comment

I have lived with Boy for a year now. We have been together for about six months longer than that. I have known him for three years now, literally since moments after he graduated high …

The Vine: December 4, 2001
December 4, 2001 – 11:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a question for you, in your infinite grammatical wisdom.I was talking to My Uncle Who Was In Star Wars and My Uncle The Journalist this week (sorry, I only found out about …