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English In Use - 'Pa-mageddon"

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 odd headline "Pa-mageddon" appears in a Sun story about a young man who was mistakenly sent a letter from the social services in the UK, accusing him of abandoning two children.  Unfortunately his girlfriend read the letter and flew into a rage, she trashed his flat, gave away his Play Station and handed out hundreds of pounds worth of games to strangers in the street.

The headline is a play on "Armageddon", a biblical term for the final battle, and pa, an informal word for father.

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