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English In Use - 'Going Potty'

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.

The Sun reports that 20 year old Ney Decino from Church Village, Glamorgan, has an irrational fear of toilets. Their headline of 'Going Potty' is a clever play on the different definitions of 'potty' as in going crazy or a toddler's toilet.

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