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English In Use - "Aunt we the same age?"

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 story in the Daily Mirror entitled "Aunt we the same age" is about two 4-year-olds who are related to each other.  One, Ruby is the niece of the other Daisy.  The mother of Ruby is the daughter of the mother of Daisy.  The headline writers at the Mirror have used "aunt" instead of "aren't".

It reminds me of this poem:-

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson44/song44.htm 

 

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