TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horobin,Simon
TI  - Bagels bumf & buses: a day in the life of the English language 
SN  - 9780198832270
U1  - 420 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Historical linguistics
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -