Did you see the most recent episode of Lost, called “Catch-22”? It made me cranky because there was no actual Catch-22 in it. I’ve always understood a Catch-22 to be a situation in which two …

Hi Sars,
I have a grammatical question for Tomato Nation. Is “Didn’t you used to …” grammatically correct? It sounds funny but I’m not sure. A pedantic person I know says it should be “Didn’t you …

Sarah,
I found your site through a Google search. Great article on usage, but it still leaves me with a question.
I’m writing a scene, and Zeus says to Roger (my main character): “Not only have …

Hey! I’m a sixteen-year-old girl from Dublin, Ireland and last month me and my friend made friends with some fellas at a gig. We texted and talked to all of them quite often and after …

I have a basic grammar question. In American English, the word “herb” is pronounced without the H, making the first syllable sound like a vowel. So is the correct usage “an herb” or “a herb”? …

Hi Sars,
I’ve had good luck with http://stores.ebay.com/Curvy-Girl-Clothing.
Much of their stuff is halter-neck style, but I did a little looking and came up with several things with sleeves that I think would work.
J

Hi Sars —
The game that “Extremely Frustrated” is looking for might be called “Midnight Rescue,” by a children’s software company called The Learning Company (TLC).
You play the Super Solver, a kid who’s trying to save …

A one-stop shop for American reading, in all categories, is The Library of
America at www.loa.org. Everything from pulp to history, from drama to
comedy, from art to artsy-fartsy.
L

Hi Sars,
I’m a chronic nailbiter as well, and the following has helped me manage it:
1. Getting acrylic nails.
2. Twice-monthly manicure/pedicures.
It sounds silly, but when I know I’ve spent a certain amount of money on my …

Sars,
In keeping with the John Denver theme, she could also use “I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado.”
K