Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 11:49:10 CST

From: Joan Hall jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU

Subject: Re: Meddle in NCTE book



Thanks, Bethany and Tom, for the info on "meddle." Our evidence shows that

both the more general transitive sense 'to bother' ("He's meddling me") and

the more specifically sexual sense are used especially by Black people, so

your cites are very useful.

Joan Hall