Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as-told-to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.51 in modern English

Syllables: as--told--to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An account of something told by one person and written by another, especially a journalist or ghostwriter.

Example Sentences

"Independent developers began airing longstanding grievances, skeletons in the closet, and as-told-tos about Microsoft tactics over the years."
"In their attempts to foreground the agency of the Native speaker, the disclaimers of white authorial interference traditionally opening 'as-told-tos' barely conceal, in fact often signal, an active editorial presence."
"Many religious magazines, like Guideposts for Kids, use as-told-tos, and a selection of magazines from almost any market needs as-told-to pieces."
"Thanks largely to Straus's navy-era media connections, names such as Stalin and Eisenhower had begun to grace the young list—albeit largely in photo-heavy as-told-tos and diary excerpts."

Etymology

From a phrase often used to introduce such pieces, along the lines of "Alice's story, as told to Bob".

Inflected Forms

as-told-tos (plural)

Questions

What does as-told-to mean?: An account of something told by one person and written by another, especially a journalist or ghostwriter.
Where does as-told-to come from?: From a phrase often used to introduce such pieces, along the lines of "Alice's story, as told to Bob".

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