Meanwhile, McElderry has emerged as a favourite after he impressed the judges with Could It Be Magic and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

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It is, they say, the hardest word.

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Labour leader Ed Miliband, whose phrase "squeezed middle" - referring to those hit hardest by falling living standards - was word of the year in 2011, made the first recorded use of omnishambles in the House of Commons in April.

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