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John Humphrys learns the meaning of the word 'Reem'
John Humphrys was surprised to read the Sun's headline on 6 April that said 'The Reem Ticket' as he didn't know what the word 'Reem' means.
So the Today programme enlisted linguist Tony Thorne to explain its current meaning as used by the cast of reality television programme, The Only Way is Essex, or TOWIE; and it's original meaning.
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