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English in Use
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Written by Patrick O'Connor
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 00:00 |
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'Glass Firms Still A Pane' is a Daily Mirror headline on a story claiming that double glazing salesmen are still using dirty tricks to con people into buying expensive windows, according to consumer watchdog Which?
The headline uses the word 'pane' instead of 'pain'. A pane is a sheet of glass, and if you describe someone or something as a pain, it means they're annoying.
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