The old ladies where telling me about their humorous anecdote of their childhood.
Yes, "anecdote" is a noun. It refers to a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
story, tale, sketch, yarn, reminiscence, urban legend
The professor used anecdotal examples and allegorical stories to teach the class. Something that is anecdotal contains an anecdote: a brief story, usually relaying some personal account or event.
The teacher asked us to give an anecdote about the first day of school. He was a popular speaker because he could relate a personal anecdote about almost any modern politician. The governor told a humorous anecdote about her crowded campaign bus.
To refer to another event as proof of the existence of a fact
The word anecdote is used as a noun.
The racontuer told a very funny anecdote.
"The writer Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) seemed to have a humorous anecdote on any subject imaginable.""Rather than providing any substantive evidence to back up his point of view, he was only able to produce a humorous anecdote about a similar event that(supposedly) happened to an acquaintance of his."You can share a personal anecdote with others is an example of using anecdote in a sentence. Anecdotes are short stories that have some point
as a noun in a literal meaning( talking about anecdotes) EX: I removed the anecdote to make way for a pronoun.
Sofia's memory of being the first cat to compete in the Olympics will be an anecdote that she will tell to her grandchildren
The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease
An anecdote is a short story of a personal nature. To write one, simply explain in some detail a personal occurrence or experience.
Anecdote is used correctly but there is a mismatch between "a company" and "avert" - probably in the tense.
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The old soldier gave an anecdote of his experiences during his army service abroad. .
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Anecdote is a noun.