: Re: A tale of noun? I'm trying to write a blog under the heading "A tale of happiness". The problem is that it sounds odd and almost all the heading that sound right have "two $NOUN" format

I thought about all the examples you gave and if you think behind each of the couples there is a simple but strong story. Love <-> Darkness; Beauty <-> beast. These two words are enough for the reader to start imagining. It thrills you the moment you read it and you want to know more. One word does not suggest a story for example "happiness" - at best you'll think of a moment in your life which you felt happy but not a new story. While if you say something like "Happiness and Maria" or "Happiness and motels" then this suggests a story right away. Also when making up the title try omitting "A tale of" and see how it sounds. "A tale of" is not the important part so when you put one word only after it it loses its strength.
So this is my theory - I haven't thought about it before so hope this helps.

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