Bagels bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language /
Horobin, Simon,
Bagels bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language / Bagels bumf and buses Simon Horobin. - First edition. - viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes.
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.
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.
9780198832270 0198832273
2019936810
019529736 Uk
English language--Etymology.
Historical linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.
English language--Etymology.
420 / H78 2019
Bagels bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language / Bagels bumf and buses Simon Horobin. - First edition. - viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes.
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.
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.
9780198832270 0198832273
2019936810
019529736 Uk
English language--Etymology.
Historical linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.
English language--Etymology.
420 / H78 2019