Word Pairs

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When we think of Valentine's Day, we think of [romantic / romance] . Images of red roses, pink hearts and candlelit dinners come to our minds. We rarely [envisage / visage] breaking up with our partner. However, restaurant chain Pizza Hut is selling a Valentine's pizza for [those / them] who want to [ditch / pitch] their better [quarter / half] . Pizza Hut is selling "Hot Honey Goodbye Pies" in New York, Chicago and Miami. Pizza Hut will write the name of your soon-to-be [former / ex] on the box of the pizza. For those who live elsewhere, Pizza Hut has an online service to [raid / aid] the break-up. Customers can go to the GoodbyePies.com website [for / to] send a break-up message, [longing / along] with a link for the "future-ex" to receive a complimentary pizza to help them get over being [bumped / dumped] .

Pizza Hut's goodbye pie pizzas are a [bland / blend] of sweet and spicy flavours. The company's [chief / chef] marketing officer said: "With the [lunch / launch] of Goodbye Pies, we are bringing that [prefect / perfect] blend of sweet and heat…to real life. We are delivering spicy news in the [sweatiest / sweetest] way for Valentine's Day." The company's website said: "Break-ups are awkward. We can help. Send a free…Goodbye Pie from now [though / through] Valentine's Day, and the delivery driver will deliver the [badly / bad] news [in / on] the best way." It added: "We'll generate an expertly crafted, [carefully / careful] curated, and potentially plausible break-up excuse for you." A YouGov poll stated that 45 per cent of people believe it is best to end a relationship [on / before] February 14.

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