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English In Use - 'The Silence of the Lords'

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 Silence Of The Lambs is a 1991 Oscar winning American film and the words have been adapted slightly for the headline 'The Silence Of The Lords' in The Independent newspaper on a story that around 100 members of Parliament's House of Lords did not speak once in the chamber during 2015.

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