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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: February 27, 2009
February 27, 2009 – 11:25 AM | 49 Comments

I recently wrote a blog entry about a book I’ve been looking for, the second novel from a writer whose first book I loved.The entire entry is here.
A couple of years ago, I bought a …

The Vine: February 25, 2009
February 25, 2009 – 2:02 PM | 43 Comments

Hi Sarah,
I do PR for a living (and with that comes a lot of writing and editing) and recently came across a dilemma.
When you are saying that someone “authored an article” (as opposed to “wrote …

The Vine: February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009 – 1:14 PM | 92 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m after advice on a beauty issue that I hope the readers might be able to help me with, although it isn’t as fun as suggesting a new nail polish.

The Vine: February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009 – 7:25 PM | 106 Comments

Hi Sars,
This is somewhere between a language and a societal question, so I figure you’re the perfect person to answer it.
What’s up with straight women referring to their female friends as “girlfriend”?This is hardly a …

The Vine: February 11, 2009
February 11, 2009 – 6:16 PM | 69 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I don’t have the sources to back me up: I’m doing a couple of different volunteer things that require me to receive and sometimes …

The Vine: February 6, 2009
February 6, 2009 – 5:58 PM | 83 Comments

Hello Sars!
I love online advice columns, hence my reading of The Vine. I’m looking for more to read, but would you believe it’s difficult? There’s boring old Dear Abby and other, rather stuffy, syndicated columnists …

The Vine: February 4, 2009
February 4, 2009 – 3:55 PM | 41 Comments

Dear Sars,
So. I’m 41, and I haven’t had sex for eleven years. For most of that time it wasn’t for lack of trying — I just couldn’t seem to make it past a first date …

The Vine: January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009 – 2:51 PM | 12 Comments

Is there any way that you can ask your readers if there’s a good “all-in-one” baby registry out there on the interwebs?   I’m looking for one sitethat searches a bunch of different stores for …

The Vine: January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009 – 4:08 PM | 51 Comments

I hope Agent Weiss is reading today — it’s her birthday.   Have a good one, lady (don’t deface any forts with nail polish unless you call me first).
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Hi, Sars,
This past summer, I got laid …

The Vine: January 23, 2009
January 23, 2009 – 12:02 PM | 17 Comments

Hi Sars,
My husband just bought new water bottles for us, because the plastic used in our current bottles is apparently the kind that’s leaching some terrible chemical into the water inside. BPH, BPA, BP…something.
Anyway, this …