http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/bus/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/bus/comment-page-1/#comment-152828 podictionary weekly » podictionary weekly # 217 – July 27 to 31 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:05:29 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5172#comment-152828 [...] school Wednesday’s word origin was for hobnob Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for bus and Friday’s word root was for the word [...] [...] school Wednesday’s word origin was for hobnob Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for bus and Friday’s word root was for the word [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/bus/comment-page-1/#comment-152825 J P Maher Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:34:36 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5172#comment-152825 Travelers beware: The source of English BUS is actually OMNIBUS COACH or CARRIAGE. What seem to be single words are often shortened phrases. At rail stations in Francophone countries if you follow the sign to OMNIBUS you'll come to the platform for local trains, not the place to catch a BUS (US) / COACH (Britain). If what you're looking for is a BUS (US)/COACH (UK) look for the sign AUTOBUS, or you might be standing there for a couple hours until you catch on. Travelers beware: The source of English BUS is actually OMNIBUS COACH or CARRIAGE. What seem to be single words are often shortened phrases. At rail stations in Francophone countries if you follow the sign to OMNIBUS you’ll come to the platform for local trains, not the place to catch a BUS (US) / COACH (Britain). If what you’re looking for is a BUS (US)/COACH (UK) look for the sign AUTOBUS, or you might be standing there for a couple hours until you catch on.

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