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English In Use - 'Did You Really Want To Hurt Me?'

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.

When pop singer Boy George posted a picture on Twitter of his swollen eye, claiming he had been poked by a girl fan, he shouldn't have been surprised to see The Sun use the headline 'Did You Really Want To Hurt Me?', the title of his 1982 hit record with Culture Club.

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