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English In Use - 'Champagne Sue-pernova'

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.

Once again, an iconic song is used to help out the headline writers. The Daily Mirror's story about TV actress Sue Johnston missing a flight after getting involved in a drinking session with ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher at Heathrow Airport was headlined: 'Champagne Sue-pernova', a play on Oasis's 1996 hit Champagne Supernova.

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