Bagels, Bumf, and Buses : A Day in the Life of the English Language
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198832273
ISBN-13
9780198832270
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 14th, 2019
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
362 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 14.00 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Language: history & general worksHistorical & comparative linguistics
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This book explores the fascinating origins of the words and phrases that we use every day. Simon Horobin takes the reader through a typical day's activities - waking up, eating meals, going to work - and looks at the etymology of the words we use to describe them, as well as how their meanings have changed over time.
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.
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