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The Vine: January 22, 2003
January 22, 2003 – 5:52 PM | No Comment

Sars —
I am a copy editor, and I would like to weigh in on your advice to Magnets. You are correct; “an” is used to fill in a consonant between vowels when spoken (“an ess-oh-pee” …

The Vine: January 14, 2003
January 14, 2003 – 4:48 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I don’t know what I expect you to say about this, but this is a problem I’ve kept to myself and have not discussed with anyone, and perhaps it will help me just to get …

The Vine: December 19, 2002
December 19, 2002 – 3:55 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Okay, my problem is: I need to get laid. I know this
isn’t a big problem (or an uncommon one), but it’s
been causing me some grief lately.
There’s this guy, you see. I’m not in love …

The Vine: December 13, 2002
December 13, 2002 – 7:53 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Wondering about the proper usage for the word “revert.” I’ve been getting
more and more emails with “revert” used (as I see it) in an incorrect manner.
An example from an email I received was, “You need …

The Vine: November 15, 2002
November 15, 2002 – 4:12 PM | No Comment

So perhaps I’m missing some basic facet of respectful human
interaction, but if I were Anna, I’d report Gil to the cops
immediately and not say a thing to my sister.This isn’t a matter of
simply marrying The …

The Vine: November 12, 2002
November 12, 2002 – 8:40 PM | No Comment

Hey there, Sars.
I was catching up on some Vines and read the Living in Hellmouth letter and
the responses that you gave afterwards.Many people don’t understand schizophrenia and I’m glad that you gave a link
to an …

The Vine: November 8, 2002
November 8, 2002 – 7:30 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I really feel strongly about Concerned’s question [Oct. 24], as it could have been
written by any of my friends about me a few years ago.That being said,
your advice was right on.Not being judgmental is …

The Vine: October 24, 2002
October 24, 2002 – 7:49 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
As I read the letter from Frigid, I kept wondering if I’d somehow written
this letter myself in my sleep or something — I have the exact same problem.
Anyway, I thought I’d pass on that …

The Vine: October 23, 2002
October 23, 2002 – 7:46 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
This may seem too explicitly a “sex” question at
first, but it ends up being more of a mental and
relational problem.
I don’t love sex.I don’t dislike it, per se, but
it doesn’t have the impact …

The Vine: October 17, 2002
October 17, 2002 – 7:39 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m fairly young, and a few months ago, I scored what I thought was the
perfect job.A lot of responsibility, really interesting, and something I
thought I’d be able to do very well. Getting a job …