Answers to Practice Exercises: Meat, Meet, and Mete
(a) "Sometimes one parent plays 'good cop' to the other's 'bad cop,' letting one mete out rewards for good behavior and the other give the punishment." (Ruth Nemzoff)
(b) Chicken is my favorite meat, but I also eat fish a few times a month.
(c) After exchanging pleasantries with the senator, Nicole cut right to the meat of the problem.
(d) I made plans to meet my sister at the train station.