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English in Use - 'Chavin It Large' PDF Print E-mail
English in Use
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Sunday, 14 March 2010 17:28

The Daily Mirror got all snobbish when it reported on a picture story about Geri Halliwell and Elton John, describing them as having the 'common touch' when it comes to fashion.  Geri was pictured in jogging bottoms and a puffa jacket with knee-high boots in London's Hampstead High Street, and Elton was seen in New York wearing a black Adidas tracksuit and red rapper glasses.

The headline 'Chavin It Large' is a play on the word chav, a term used for working class teenagers with poor fashion sense, and 'having it large' which is slang for having a good time.


 
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