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English In Use - 'Flush Gordon'

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.

Flash Gordon is a comic book and film sci-fi hero whose name has been adapted by The Sun headline writers for a story that British astronaut, Major Tim Peake, has been specially trained to fix toilets on the International Space Station. The Sun's headline reads 'Flush Gordon' - using 'flush' as in toilet flush. Get it?

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