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Horobin, Simon,

Bagels bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language / Bagels bumf and buses Simon Horobin. - First edition. - UK: Oxford University Press, 2019. - viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes.

Preface -- Part I: Starting the day -- Part II: Work -- Part III: Eating & drinking -- Part IV: Sport & leisure -- Part V: Evening.

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

ISBN: 9780198832270 0198832273

LCCN: 2019936810

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9E9669 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019529736 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Etymology.
Historical linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.

LC Class. No.: PE1574 / .H65 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 422 / H816