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English In Use - Four by Paw

 A selection of headlines from stories in the news. Newspapers often use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

 

Nissan has released a new 4x4 (four by four) car designed with the dog owner in mind.  The car comes with a dog bed, non-spill food and water bowl, a ramp, and a 360° pull-out shower and dog dryer which delivers a jet of air to the wet fur.

A four by four is a vehicle with four wheel drive, it's usually written 4x4, but the Mail online couldn't resist using this opportunity to change 'four by four' to 'four by paw'. Even Nissan couldn't resist a bit of punning, calling it the 'pawfect' car, instead of 'the perfect car'.   We use the word paw for an animal's foot, one that has pads and claws.

 

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