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English In Use - 'Have You Got The Eggs Factor'

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 it comes to TV entertainment, Simon Cowell is the bee's knees in the UK. The Independent newspaper's headline on a story that Mr Cowell, the man behind The X Factor, is to launch a show called Food Glorious Food, which aims to find Britain's "best loved recipe" was not surprisingly: "Have You Got The Eggs Factor?" Substituting "Eggs" for "X".

!Note - "The X Factor" is something we use to describe someone with a special talent or quality.

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