Bagels, Bumf, and Buses

Bagels, Bumf, and Buses
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Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9780198832270
ISBN-13 : 0198832273
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Download or read book Bagels, Bumf, and Buses written by Simon Horobin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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