Re: CHAT: "John Doe" equivalents sought
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 22, 2000, 16:54 |
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DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:
> John Q. Public refers
> to the average American man in the street
For me, John Q. Public is more of a personification of "the average
American" than an actual individual; or sometimes "taxpayers", as in
"Who's gonna pay for this? John Q. Public" (not a usage I've ever used,
but I've heard similar usages several times)
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