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Latest post Thu, May 22 2008 5:07 PM by RayH. 17 replies.
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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
Mister Micawber  +  116179 Thu, 07 Jul 05 11:26 AM
Almost.

Yours faithfully,

My signature

p.p. My Boss' Name and Title
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Anonymous, 4 yr 203 days ago
What does pp. stand for before "My Signature"?
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, 4 yr 202 days ago

is there still a need to print the name of the person who signed on behalf of the boss?

 

Mister Micawber  +  120680 Sat, 23 Jul 05 04:50 PM

No, just the signature.
Mister Micawber
Cool_boy, 4 yr 201 days ago
thanks
Anonymous, 4 yr 172 days ago

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, 3 yr 199 days ago
Does the same pattern apply to letters on behalf of a government? Or is pp used strictly in business letters?
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