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English In Use - "Rice in curry prices"

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 Daily Star's headline, "Rice in curry prices", is on a story that there is a worldwide cumin shortage, prompting fears that Britons "will soon be forking out big bucks for a decent ruby".

They have substituted "rice" for "rise", and in the story, "forking out" means paying, and a "ruby" is not a precious stone, it's short for "Ruby Murray", which is Cockney for "curry".  Cumin is one of the main spices used in curries.

 

 

 

 

 

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