Mister Micawber  +  772636 Tue, 09 Jun 09 02:55 PM Why don't you both just sign and avoid the ambiguity? Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Clive  +  772721 Tue, 09 Jun 09 03:40 PM Hi, Why are two signatures required? Is there some sort of legal aspect involved?    If not, I'd just say in the letter 'I am writing on behalf of my wife and myself. We  . . . . .  blah blah blah . . . . '   And then I'd sign it.   Best wishes,Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,581 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Marriage, Relationships

	Best answer by MrPedantic  +  783524 Wed, 17 Jun 09 10:02 PM p.p. or per pro. = "per procurationem". This means "by/through the agency of". The agent is the person who is signing the letter on someone else's behalf. Thus if a PA is signing on behalf of an absent person, the correct form is as follows:       Yours sincerely            p.p. [signature of PA]         Name of Absent Person   "Per pro." is often misinterpreted, however; so you are likely to see letters where the name of the absent person follows "p.p.".   MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Yours Sincerely, Writing, Letters

	Grammar Geek  +  791956 Tue, 23 Jun 09 02:58 PM You are asking a business question, not an English question.   Is it the person whose name appears on the letter asking you to do it? What is to keep you from handwriting a "pp" even if it's not typed there? You can sign your own name with the word "for" handwritten before the person's name in the signature block.   If the signature block was "Peter Parker" and anyone other than Peter Parker told me to sign Peter's name, I would refuse as well. If Peter told me to do it, I'd ask if he wanted me to use the "pp" or sign my own name and use the "for." Even so, I wouldn't sign Peter's name with no indication that it wasn't Peter who had signed it. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! United Kingdom, Business, Countries, Great Britain, Careers, Languages

	Clive  +  805198 Sat, 04 Jul 09 01:26 AM Hi, The interesting link above focuses on legalities.   With regard to concerns about the legal consequences of signing on behalf of someone else, I think that in practical terms a person who knew that something was very important would normally make a strong attempt to sign it themselves. eg The president of a company would normally arrange to sign a letter to a prospective client himself. eg A judge would say I'll sign Tom's death warrant when I get back from vacation next week.    Best wishes, Clive     Clive Regards