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- DictionaryJoe/dʒəʊ/
noun
- 1. an ordinary man: "he's just a hard-working, divorced average Joe"
- 2. coffee: "a cup of joe"
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'Joe' as a representative name for a typical person of a given type. Use of Joe in what J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of Historical Slang, volume 2 (1997) calls "nonce expressions denoting a man who personifies or represents the specified quality, identity, or association" go back more than a hundred years.
I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself.
Dec 14, 2015 · 1,039 5 18 31. Add a comment. 1 Answer. Sorted by: 6. That slang term for Boo is often used as a term for a Boyfriend or Girlfriend or even towards a friend in the right setting. Think of it as a pet name similar to how you would use hunny/honey or the currently popular Bae. John: "Hey Dave!" Dave: "Hey Boo!"
22. The New Oxford American Dictionary has “Origin 1960’s: said to come from Jones Alley, in Manhattan, associated with drug addicts.”. Some online sources dispute the claim and attribute it to Great Jones Street. Yes. And I may add that according to Names of New York, Great Jones Street, two blocks away from Jones Alley, used to be ...
Apr 9, 2013 · Lately I have noticed that a lot of people use "wanting" in sentences, or in books, but I don't get it because my English teachers have always said to me that with verbs like "love", "like", "want"...
It is better used when you are referring to something within the document itself, for example, in a long tenancy contract you might say at the start, 'We, company X, herein the "Landlord" and you Joe Bloggs, the "Tenant" blah blah. Then later on, instead of having to restate, 'We company X,' the contract can just refer to the "Landlord". Is ...
Sep 9, 2012 · In some districts applied to a young rabbit, but elsewhere more properly to an old one. e. (without pl.). The flesh of the rabbit. a. The skin or fur of the rabbit. (The earliest recorded use in Eng.) Obs. or dial. b. A hat made of rabbit-fur (in place of beaver). U.S.
15. There's no special magic with " had had ", they don't really go together as a pair anymore than " had wanted " go together. So don't worry so much about how to use " had had " as a unit of grammar, they will come together naturally when you want to express the verb ' to have ' in the past perfect. Let's consider a different verb for a ...
Feb 6, 2016 · "Thanks" is a more casual way to say "thank you". You say "thanks anyway" when you've asked someone for help, but they are unable to help you.
The use of "myself" and similar reflexives for emphasis is normal English usage of the word. This particular speaker wanted to place emphasis on the fact that they personally were one of the people you could contact for information.
