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.
A headline on a comment piece in The Independent might leave you completely bewildered - unless you are a Monty Python fan. A High Court judge has ruled that the producer of the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is entitled to the one-seventh share of the profits from the West End spin-off Spamalot. The headline reads: 'He's Not The Seventh Python. He's A Very Naughty Boy', a reference from a much-quoted line in the film which says' He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!