Bagels bumf & buses a day in the life of the English language / Simon Horobin.
| Author/creator | Horobin, Simon |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. |
| Description | viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Bagels bumf and buses |
| Contents | Preface -- Part I: Starting the day -- Part II: Work -- Part III: Eating & drinking -- Part IV: Sport & leisure -- Part V: Evening. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Horobin, Simon. Bagels bumf & buses. First edition Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019 9780192568274 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019936810 |
| ISBN | 9780198832270 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0198832273 (hardback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |