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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: June 15, 2005
June 15, 2005 – 2:55 PM | No Comment

I love the fashion-related questions…so glad others agreed with the raves for Bravissimo.
For the full-sized gal having trouble finding good tailored garments, she should try Land’s End. Their Women’s clothes go up to 26, …

The Vine: June 14, 2005
June 14, 2005 – 2:29 PM | No Comment

 
Well-endowed readers wrote in by the dozen to suggest foundation-garment solutions for the big-breasted — and nearly half of them, independent of one another, voted for Bravissimo as a life-saving resource. It’s a UK-based company, …

The Vine: February 1, 2005
February 1, 2005 – 11:13 AM | One Comment

Hello!
I have a salary-related question for you. I’m a college student, and have been working with the company I’m at for over a year now as a medical writer/grant writer/ghost writer/editorial and research assistant…you get …

The Vine: November 9, 2004
November 9, 2004 – 7:45 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m in Indiana, so I feel dicked every which way I look.And when I woke up at 12:30 last night and checked the returns and saw that Ohio was going to Bush I cried …

The Vine: July 25, 2003
July 25, 2003 – 1:33 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I can’t turn down a dare, especially when it’s a grammar dare.
I had a feeling the difference between “pleonasm” and “tautology” had to do with pleonasms being phrases, while tautologies appear to be clauses. I …

The Vine: October 31, 2001
October 31, 2001 – 11:41 PM | No Comment

Ah, porn.Everyone’s got an opinion about it.
If you recall, I ran a letter from a woman who didn’t know whether she should tell her former semi-friend about the former semi-friend’s fiancé’s incest-porn habit, and I …

The Vine: October 5, 2001
October 5, 2001 – 11:05 PM | No Comment

I’ve gotten dozens of emails about Smelly Cat Dad’s dilemma, so I’ve put together a list of the suggestions below, in case anyone else out there is facing a similar problem.
1. The obesity could put …

The Vine: February 7, 2001
February 7, 2001 – 12:14 PM | No Comment

I think you posted those letters just to anger people. It certainly worked on me.
First, there’s no universal “guy code.” When I break up with a woman, I don’t need to first consult my handbook. …

The Vine: February 6, 2001
February 6, 2001 – 11:50 AM | No Comment

I disagree — the two expressions are not interchangable. However, I can only opine on the expressions that my group of friends/acquaintances use. Perhaps in some parts of this country, they reference the same underpinnings, …

The Vine: February 2, 2001
February 2, 2001 – 11:20 AM | No Comment

Hey Sarah,
I am writing in response to the girl who can’t find a guy who loves her (I think her name was Holly). I don’t know if you want to hear this but “there’s something …