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English In Use - 'Too Sick To Work? - Oh No You're Not!'

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.

The pantomime season is about to start and The Sun newspaper used a well-known refrain in its headline on a story about a panto dame who failed to see who was behind him - investigators on his trail as a benefits cheat. Actor Paul Couchman, who played Widow Twankey in Aladdin at a theatre in South Wales, had been falsely claiming incapacity payments. The headline of 'Too Sick To Work? - Oh No You're Not!' uses the phrase 'Oh No You're Not!' which is often shouted out by the audience in response to a question asked by a member of the cast. test test

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