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English In Use - 'National Lootery'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

Simple is often best when it comes to powerful newspaper headlines and The Sun are masters at it. With Britain beset by riots and looting, the Sun's front page headline was devastatingly effective. 'National Lootery' - a brilliant play on the nation's obsession with  greed through grambling on the National Lottery, substiating lootery for lottery.

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