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The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: May 11, 2004
May 11, 2004 – 10:37 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My problem deals with my two closest friends,
“Ashley” and “Sam.”Ashley has always been a loner,
quiet and distant.As far as I know, Ashley started
cutting her arms last year.I honestly didn’t (and
don’t) think that she would …

The Vine: May 7, 2004
May 7, 2004 – 8:46 PM | No Comment

Sars,
The site rocks.Rocks, I say!Ahem…
So, this question has to do with what seems like two favorite topics of
yours — baseball, and grammar (there might also be some cat stuff thrown in
if I decide to be …

The Vine: May 6, 2004
May 6, 2004 – 8:22 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have been reading TN for a while now, and although I’m pretty new to The Vine, what I have read so far seems like great advice so I thought I’d ask you what …

The Vine: May 5, 2004
May 5, 2004 – 8:10 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
My situation can’t be that unique. I grew up in a very Christian family…we went to church two times a week minimum. I’ve continued to go pretty regularly — not because I’m at all …

The Vine: May 4, 2004
May 4, 2004 – 7:58 PM | No Comment

Hey, Sars.
This problem is very high school, which annoys the fuck out of me as I’ve long since left that hell behind, but here goes.I have a very close guy friend — let’s say, “Mark.”I …

The Vine: April 30, 2004
April 30, 2004 – 7:42 PM | One Comment

Dear Sars,
I love reading The Vine. I have a grammar question for you. In the following examples, which are correct and why? A. I enjoy working with students heartily.
B. I heartily enjoy working with students.
C. …

The Vine: April 29, 2005
April 29, 2004 – 7:36 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars, dispenser of wisdom,
I have a mini problem concerning two of my close friends, “Alexandra” and “Nicole.” We like to say that we share a brain, and that we’re really too much alike for …

The Vine: April 29, 2004
April 29, 2004 – 7:34 PM | One Comment

This is in response question about speech patterns from Wednesday, 4/28/04.
I took a linguistics class last semester and learned about glottal stop and dialects and vernaculars. All that good stuff.
There were some disagreements about lazy …

The Vine: April 28, 2004
April 28, 2004 – 7:22 PM | No Comment

Sars:
Hi! I’m a long-time reader, first-time writer. I really enjoy the site.
My friend, Faith, and I were imitating/mocking speech patterns. We were
wondering what to properly call the following affliction:
When J. Lo was presenting at the …

The Vine: April 27, 2004
April 27, 2004 – 7:17 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
There’s a relationship
issue I’ve been struggling with for awhile that I’d love to hear your
opinion on. It’s a little bit convoluted (what relationship issue isn’t, I
suppose), but here goes.
I’ve been in an (almost) two-year …