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What is the difference between story and tale ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Little difference, although 'story' can be both true and false while as 'tale' usually only means fairy tales and mostly false.
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Little difference, although 'story' can be both true and false while as 'tale' usually only means fairy tales and mostly false.
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Story is a bit general, but "tales" often have a long, exciting narrative with creative, vivid details and embellishments.
A tale can be a true story, but it's usually associated with fairy tales and such.
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