tail vs tale
Definitions
verb
- go after with the intent to catch
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- remove the stalk of fruits or berries
noun
- the rear part of an aircraft
- the time of the last part of something
- (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
Examples
Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
One can only guess at the research and detective work that has gone into the bald details recorded for each piece.
I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
Definitions
noun
- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- a trivial lie
Examples
A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth.
Revenge is a by-the-book sequel, crowbarring in all of the memorable features of the first movie, spicing them up with even more ludicrous ultra violence and adding a few new twists to the tale.
Back in our world, custom has perhaps staled Shakespeare's infinite variety a bit.
