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English In Use - "You're His-Tory"

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.

There will be a few surprises waiting for some UK government officials today, as Mr Cameron reshuffles his cabinet, getting rid of a dozen top male tories, in favour of female ones.  The headline in the Sun is "You are his-tory", and it is a play on "You're history", which means you are finished, cleverly replacing "history" with "his tory".  A tory is a member of the Conservative party.

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