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English In Use - 'Stoke on Discontent'

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 has come up with a clever headline "Stoke on Discontent", for the story that according to the Office for National Statistics, Stoke on Trent is the most miserable city in the UK. 

They replaced "Trent" (the name of a local river) with Discontent, which means dissatisfaction with one's circumstances. 

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