Bagels, bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language
Horobin, Simon2019
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This work 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.
Main title:
Bagels, bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language / Simon Horobin.
Author:
Horobin, Simon, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Collation:
viii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198832270 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
422422 HORO
Language:
English
BRN:
2224224
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