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Bagels bumf & buses, a day in the life of the English language, Simon Horobin

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Bagels bumf & buses, a day in the life of the English language, Simon Horobin

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Bagels bumf & buses

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bibliography

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Simon Horobin

Sub title

a day in the life of the English language

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Part I: Starting the day. Getting up -- Breakfasting -- Getting dressed -- Commuting -- Part II: Work. The office -- Law and order -- Politics -- The church -- Health services -- Parenting -- Part III: Eating & drinking. Breaktimes -- Mealtimes -- Eating out -- Part IV: Sport & leisure. Sports -- Animals -- Part V: Evening. Going out -- Drinking -- Staying in

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