Okay, I don't have a tale. But if you are looking for a list of fairy tales, Wikipedia has got you covered. I was kind of surprised to see The Wonderful Wizard of Oz listed as a fairy tale but Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood was more what I was expecting.
But today's blog post is about fairy tales. Well, actually, it's about hyphenation, but fairy tales are more fun, right?
And it's Valentine's Day, so some of you curmudgeonly types may think love stories are fairy tales, but us die-hard romantics believe! But if you are looking for a new twist on the fairy tale, check these out:
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| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
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| Rapunzel |
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| Red Riding Hood |
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| Sleeping Beauty |
These are super fun fairy tales, very quick and with a bit of a bite. There are several more available and more planned.
Another series to follow the fairy tale format is Laurie LeClair's Once Upon A Romance series. The series starts with the three King sisters and their happy-ever-afters.
Fairy tale is a noun, by the way (remember, this post is about
When it's an adjective, it's hyphenated: Everyone wants their fairy-tale ending.
That little hyphen does such a big job: it changes how a word should be used. Sometimes it goes from the noun form (fairy tale) to adjective (fairy-tale ending). Sometimes it goes from the noun form (a jump start) to the verb form (we had to jump-start the car). Sometimes it goes form the verb form (we lifted off) to the noun form (after lift-off, we enjoyed the ride). And when it's missing, sometimes our brains can get caught in trying to decipher what was meant: there's a difference between the man operated machines and the man-operated machines.
Welcome to the English language, where nothing is simple.
And Happy Valentine's Day!
(I couldn't resist these geeky Valentine's cards, so enjoy!)
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