Signing on someone's else behalf

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Clive

#407934 Wed, 22 Aug 07 08:01 PM

Hi,

Type the bottom of such a letter like this.

Yours sincerely,

John Doe

Now sign your name in the space above the words 'John Doe'.

Now hand-write the word 'for' to the left of the words 'John Doe'.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

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Yours sincerely

Anonymous

#429473 Wed, 10 Oct 07 10:26 PM

Hi there! As a former German and English teacher and presently working for a research foundation, I have been in the same situation. In American English, you may write "for" after signing your name. www.askoxford.com, the British "proper" style is using the abbreviation, "p.p.", per procurationem, from Latin, meaning 'through the agency of'. Again, you would use these initials after signing your first and last name.

Great question!

Anonymous

Abbreviations, American English

Anonymous

#437831 Fri, 02 Nov 07 02:07 AM

Hi there

My understanding was always that the p.p. should go before the signature of the person who is signing, although common usage often has it the other way around (which is formally incorrect I suppose, but who cares...well, me maybe, but whatever).

A good explanation can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procuration.

Anonymous

#446825 Tue, 27 Nov 07 07:45 AM

Answer posted by Jemima Little is exact & detailed. Thanks to Jamima.

Smile [:)]

Anonymous

#484576 Mon, 03 Mar 08 05:24 PM

Guest
hello

If I am authorised to sign a letter on someone else's behalf what do I write?

(after my signature and before their name?)

it should be some sort of abbreviation, something like p.s.

can anyone help??