Signing on behalf of a superior

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	Anonymous  #116140  Thu, 07 Jul 05 07:56 AM Hi, Im wondering if anyone can tell me the correct manner in which to sign on behalf of my boss? Does it look something like: Yours faithfully, pp. My signature My Boss' Name and Title Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance    Anonymous
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	Mister Micawber  #116179  Thu, 07 Jul 05 11:26 AM Almost. Yours faithfully, My signature p.p. My Boss' Name and Title    Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (21,223) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'
Yours faithfully

	Anonymous  #120149  Thu, 21 Jul 05 05:53 PM What does pp. stand for before "My Signature"?    Anonymous

	Mister Micawber  #120221  Fri, 22 Jul 05 12:52 AM per procurationem (for and on behalf of) And it is 'p.p.', and it comes not before your signature but before the superior's name.    Mister Micawber

	Cool_boy  #120562  Sat, 23 Jul 05 07:44 AM is there still a need to print the name of the person who signed on behalf of the boss?      Cool_boy Joined on Fri, Jul 15 2005 New Member (11)

	Mister Micawber  #120680  Sat, 23 Jul 05 04:50 PM No, just the signature.    Mister Micawber

	Cool_boy  #120872  Sun, 24 Jul 05 12:59 PM thanks    Cool_boy

	Anonymous  #129567  Mon, 22 Aug 05 01:14 PM Hi From time to time we argue about this in our office.  'Per procurationem' means 'through the agency of', and many sources (including the Oxford Concise Dictionary) advise that the 'pp' comes before the name of the person signing.  Some in my office continue to put the pp before the name of the person not signing, as although they acknowledge that this is formally incorrect, people will think them incorrect is they do it the correct way.  At the moment, I am still holding out for putting it before the name of the person signing.    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #249081  Wed, 26 Jul 06 12:52 PM Does the same pattern apply to letters on behalf of a government? Or is pp used strictly in business letters?    Anonymous
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