Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language

Author : "Simon Horobin (Professor of English Language and Literature, Professor of English Language and Li

Hardback

Published : Friday 15 November 2019

ISBN : 9780198832270

Price : €20.47

Description

This book 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.

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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