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

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Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A day in the life of the English language
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
PART I: Starting the Day
	CHAPTER 1: Getting up
		The Dawn
		The Days of the Week
	CHAPTER 2: Breakfasting
		Tea
		Eggs
		Fruits
	CHAPTER 3: Getting dressed
		Clothes
		Hats
	CHAPTER 4: Commuting
		Books
		Crosswords
PART II: Work
	CHAPTER 5: The office
		Money
		Business Jargon
	CHAPTER 6: Law and order
		The law
		Crime
	CHAPTER 7: Politics
		Elections
	CHAPTER 8: The Church
	CHAPTER 9: Health services
		Dentistry
		Hairdressing
	CHAPTER 10: Parenting
		The Playground
PART III: Eating & Drinking
	CHAPTER 11: Breaktimes
		Coffee
		Smoking
		Discussing the Weather
		Social Media
		Emoji
	CHAPTER 12: Mealtimes
		Vegetables
	CHAPTER 13: Eating out
		Pasta
		Curry
		Puddings
PART IV: Sport & Leisure
	CHAPTER 14: Sports
		Rugby
		Cricket
		Golf
		Football
		Tennis
		Croquet
		Snooker
	CHAPTER 15: Animals
		Dogs
		Horse-Racing
		Birds
		Hawking
PART V: Evening
	CHAPTER 16: Going out
		The Stage
		Musical Instruments
	CHAPTER 17: Drinking
		Drink
	CHAPTER 18: Staying in
		Chess
Further Reading
Index of Words
Index of People