[Lexicog] Joe....

[Hayim Sheynin]

Chaz,

When listening to Joe Schmoe, I envisioned the ethimology from Hebrew. Shmo in
Hebrew means 'his name'. So this sounds as Joe, what is his name.

Hayim


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Chaz Mortensen <chaz_mortensen at sil.org> wrote:
> Scott,
>
> While it was a reference to Joe Wienerschnitzel or whatever his surname is,
> it quickly developed into another term for "the Average Joe." So in that you
> are correct. I can also think of "Joe" used in "Joe Blow", "a good Joe",
> "Joe Schmow (sp.?)", "I am Joe's [internal organ]" from Reader's Digest,
> etc.
> -Chaz
> On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:49 AM, bolstar1 wrote:
>
> Claire: Thanks for that. I didn't watch the debate, and I had assumed
> it was a creative reference to the average voting citizen. I spoke too
> soon before knowing.
>
> Scott Nelson
>
>
>
> 

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