Bagels, Bumf, and Buses : A Day in the Life of the English Language Hardback
by Simon (Professor of English Language and Literature, Professor of English Language and Lite Horobin
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/11/2019
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- ISBN:9780198832270
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/11/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198832270