| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| medal (n.), meddle (v.) |
| These homophones are unlike in all other respects: a medal is a coinlike award or decoration, and to meddle is “to tamper, to interfere without the right to do so.” Meddle combines with with, in, or into, as in Don’t meddle with [in, into] matters that are none of your concern. See also METAL. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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