The word "tales" is used to mean any story or information that is completely untrustworthy. Surprisingly, this word is equally often found both in printed literature and in oral conversations of people of all ages.
Word properties
From the point of view of the rules of the Russian language, tales are a masculine noun in the 2nd declension. The singular ( storytelling ) is not used, and its use is a gross mistake.
According to the dictionary of A. N. Tikhonov, the word consists of the following parts:
- Grew up - prefix.
- Tale is the root.
- H is the suffix.
- And - the ending.
The word is inclined, but not involved.
Semantics and etymology
Tales are fabrications, fictional stories, the inaccuracy of which is obvious to the discerning listener. The word is used to denote everyday rumors, legends, stories with great exaggeration of any circumstances, memories of elderly people and even public speeches of politicians.
It is extremely difficult to determine the etymology (origin) of it, but, given the root, it can be assumed that this is a modified "fairy tale" entrenched in the language. In everyday and literary terms, tales are always a neglect of the truthfulness of information, but not a direct statement of a lie. They doubt them, but they are still not sure of the unreliability.
Consumption and synonyms
The word is used in combinations constructed according to the following principle:
- What stories are public, empty, stupid, strange, idle, etc.
- Whose tales are grandmothers, girly, womanish, village, etc.
When used in a text or conversation, one can pick up a large number of synonyms, that is, words that are similar in meaning. Among them: fiction, fiction, fable, tale, nonsense, fiction, speculation, cart ( arg. ), Fabrications, fiction, newspaper duck, fable, composition. In English, tales are tales or old wives' tales ( grandmother's tales ).
Use in the literature
From the point of view of logic, any literature, especially adventure and fantastic, is fiction.
However, it is especially worth noting the story of The Tales (1859) by P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky. This work perfectly reveals the meaning of the word, as it contains the memories of an elderly person (the great-grandmother of the author is 85 years old) about the amazing events of the times of her youth. The stories are presented without any ridicule and are recommended for extracurricular reading to students in grades 5-8. In addition, there is a film entitled "Barenburg Stories" (GDR, 1957) about the good deed of children cleaning their hometown.