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English In Use - Pomicide

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 Mirror were served this headline up on a plate by the Australian cricket team after their record-breaking collapse during the ashes test match in Nottingham.  Their first innings lasted less than two hours at 60 all out!

The headline plays with the word "homicide" which means murder, and incorporates the pet name Australians use for Brits "Pom".  Basically - we murdered them.

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