Bagels, Bumf, and Buses
A Day in the Life of the English Language
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 14 November 2019
- ISBN 9780198832270
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 222x141x25 mm
- Weight 362 g
- Language English 12
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
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.
if you've ever wished, "If only the OED were organized categorically instead of alphabetically," then your wish has been granted in the form of Bagels, Bumf, and Busses: A Day in the Life of the English Language. Amateur etymologists will rejoice and enjoy this book
Table of Contents:
Starting the Day
Getting up
Breakfasting
Getting dressed
Commuting
Work
The office
Law and Order
Politics
Religion
Health services
Parenting
Eating and drinking
Breaktimes
Mealtimes
Eating out
Sport and leisure
Sport
Animals
Evening
Going out
Drinking
Staying in
