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English In Use - 'Woman of War'

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.

This headline turned up in the Daily Mirror, it tells the story of 40 year old Sarah West, who has become the first female commander of a warship in the British Navy.  The headline plays with the phrase "Man of war", which is a term used to describe a ship ready for combat (not to be confused with The Portuguese man o' war, which is a poisonous jellyfish.)

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