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English In Use - 'Trouble 'N' Strife Balotelli'

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.

You can't beat a bit of Cockney slang to beef up a headline. The Sun's story that the agent of footballer Mario Balotelli reckons the player and his Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini fight like a married couple drew the headline 'Trouble 'N' Strife Balotelli' using the Cockney slang for wife.

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