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English In Use - 'Egg-ceedingly Early!'

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.

Short and simple is the 'Egg-ceedingly Early!' headline from Daily Star on a story that major supermarkets are already selling Easter eggs with Christmas only just finished. The word 'exceedingly', which means extremely, has been changed to make a play on the word 'egg'.

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