How to pronounce tall

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What tall means

adjective

Most people know tall in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Hard to believe, like a tale that stretches the truth

In a sentence: Uncle Joe told a tall tale about a fish as big as a bus.

Where it comes from: It comes from a Middle English word that once meant fine, bold or brave. Over hundreds of years its meaning changed many times.

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