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English In Use - 'Ice Mae-den'

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.

Not, it's not a spelling mistake. The headline 'Ice Mae-den' in the Daily Express on a story that violinist Vanessa Mae has been selected to compete as a downhill racer in the Winter Olympics, just adapts 'maiden' to incorporate her surname.

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