LanguageTool Community

<< return to list of rules

Rule "old wise tail (old wives' tale)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description: old wise tail (old wives' tale)
Message: Did you mean old wives' tale?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-tail-tale/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The story of the monster was only an old wise tail.
    Correction suggestion: old wives' tale
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: OLD_WISE_TAILTALE [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)