“Tails” or “Tales”

Overview

tails / tales are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

tails: NA

tales: NA

Pronunciation

tails: t·EY·l·z

tales: t·EY·l·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “tails”

…pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have…
…the infamous Cat 'o Nine Tails, a nine-corded whip with one…
…ram (5) which raises the tails of the spacebands, unless the…
…metallic starlings by shorter, square tails and thicker bills.
…either the Heads or the Tails row, it is filled by…
…bills, short legs and stubby tails.
…of both sexes have long tails, but only during the breeding
…size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.
Heads and Tails is a solitaire card game…
…cards on the Heads or Tails rows can be built either…

Examples of “tales”

Fairy tales
…from the Mythos, including Cthulhu Tales and Fall of Cthulhu.
New Tales of Gisaeng
…Theatre, Walt Disney Presents, and Tales of Wells Fargo.
"Throughout human history, fairy tales, legends and songs have always…
…published in US magazine Weird Tales, the Canadian anthology Lust For…
…are often based on tall tales.
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, miniseries, #1…
…Nakhalyonok (1961) based on Don Tales by Mikhail Sholokhov.
…has adapted some of Lovecraft's tales into manga.

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