The phrase "a tale of poor" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a story about poverty or hardship, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In her novel, she weaves a tale of poor families struggling to survive in a harsh economic climate."
Alternatives: "a story of poverty" or "a narrative of hardship."
Although the report finds much to applaud, it is also a tale of poor coordination, missions being duplicated or falling through the cracks, and confusion inside the administration and the private humanitarian groups that sometimes cannot be sure with which agency to work.
[photopress:raelyn_2.jpg,full,left]This is a tale of poor customer service and aggravated lawsuits and lost laptops, all things we love.
Her beaming smile is made larger by a small, frail frame, which tells a tale of poor health and a family that subsists on fishing and rice.
Ten World Cups, six Champions Trophies, four finals, no victories, spell a tale of doom, gloom, poor planning and misguided strategy.
Since then, the club's story has been a tale of managerial instability, poor appointments and a seemingly inevitable march towards the Championship.
Since then, the club's story has been a tale of managerial instability, poor appointments and an unstoppable march towards the Championship.
And it is a tale of high-level incompetence, poor training and terror on the battlefield.
Hearken to the tale of poor Ken Ryu, an actual person whose parents apparently loved Capcom so much they named him after both Karate characters in Street Fighter.
The leveraged buyout is also a tale of impeccably bad timing and poor judgment about the energy business.
To the Editor: As "Poverty Rate Is Up in City, and Income Gap Is Wide, Census Data Show" (news article, Sept. 19) points out, new census data support a "tale of two cities," rich and poor, but the numbers also expose a tale of two genders.
Together the three of them transformed this tale of poor girl-turned-actress-turned-power hungry first lady into a resounding critical triumph.
