agony column

agony column
'agon·y col·umn n
(Brit) (fam) Kummerkasten m (fam), Kummerecke f (fam)
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Agony column nennt man eine Rubrik in einer Zeitung oder einer Zeitschrift, in der Briefe von Lesern veröffentlicht werden, die Rat für ihre persönlichen Probleme suchen. Eine agony aunt, oder ganz selten auch ein agony uncle, gibt dann Ratschläge zur Lösung dieser Probleme.

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