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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: November 20, 2009
November 20, 2009 – 9:21 AM | 20 Comments

Sars,
I have just discovered your site and am nearly jumping up and down that there is a place for me to ask about books I read as a child that I can’t remember the …

The Vine: November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009 – 1:58 PM | 67 Comments

What’s the proper construction for the possessive form of a noun phrase such as “commander-in-chief”? I know the plural is “commanders-in-chief,” but is the plural possessive then “commanders’-in-chief”? “Or commanders-in-chief’s”? That doesn’t look right…
This question …

The Vine: November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009 – 9:51 AM | 32 Comments
The Vine: November 13, 2009

Hi Sars,
I am hoping your savvy and knowledgeable Vine readers can help me find out about this little guy (picture at right).   I took this pic, and another one on the mall in Washington …

The Vine: November 11, 2009
November 11, 2009 – 9:30 AM | 75 Comments

Dear Sars:
So I have my first “real job” and suffice it to say, it’s not going well. I’m 26 and have had a wealth of jobs, from retail to reception. But this is my first …

The Vine: November 6, 2009
November 6, 2009 – 12:50 PM | 15 Comments

I was hoping your readers could help me find two books that have been on the tip of my mind for years.
The first is a children’s book about an anxious lop named Chuck.The tagline of …

The Vine: November 3, 2009
November 4, 2009 – 3:01 PM | 74 Comments

Hi,
I have scoured the internet and your site for the past few hours over an etiquette dilemma that’s just fallen into my lap.
Backstory: My mom is an only child.She has three adult cousins on …

The Vine: October 30, 2009
October 30, 2009 – 1:14 PM | 26 Comments

Dear Sars,
As a longtime reader, at long last, I have a question that I’m desperately hoping can benefit from the wide-ranging good taste of the TN readership.And my question is: bath towels.Where do I find …

The Vine: October 29, 2009
October 29, 2009 – 1:08 PM | 26 Comments

Sars,
I’m an intern in my state’s legislature. My boss is a progressive, feminist woman; however, one of the staffers in her office (and thus my superior) is a guy, and a somewhat misogynistic guy at …

The Vine: October 23, 2009
October 23, 2009 – 12:53 PM | 6 Comments

Hey, Sars. I’m looking for a young-adult book that probably came out in the mid- to late ’80s.I remember very little about the book, but the details, I think, should stand out to anyone who’s …

The Vine: October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 – 3:02 PM | 87 Comments

Sarah:
I’ve just been referred to you for help.
Can you please help me identify the Woody Allen film in which a particular scene appears? Here goes. In an attempt to become/seem less Jewish, Woody throws bologna …