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Lacki Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
On behalf of/in behalf of
when do i use on behalf of or in behalf of?
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Welcome Lacki! Here is an example: He spoke at the convention on behalf of us all. "In behalf of" is not used.
- Welcome Lacki!
- Here is an example: He spoke at the convention on behalf of us all.
- "In behalf of" is not used.
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Welcome Lacki!
Here is an example:
He spoke at the convention on behalf of us all.
"In behalf of" is not used.
Here is an example:
He spoke at the convention on behalf of us all.
"In behalf of" is not used.
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Thank you for your reply. I am still confused because both Oxford and Encarta resources use both on/in behalf of but Longman only uses on behalf of. I have had mixed replies from different sources online and I am not sure which one is really correct.
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Hi Anon:
I stand corrected, thanks.
However, "in behalf of" is rarely used; I don't recall having heard it. The corpus of contemporary American English cites about 2 occurrances of "in" for every 58 of "on" in this phrase.
Below is the usage note.
I stand corrected, thanks.
However, "in behalf of" is rarely used; I don't recall having heard it. The corpus of contemporary American English cites about 2 occurrances of "in" for every 58 of "on" in this phrase.
Below is the usage note.
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Thank you for the usage note, AlpheccaStars. That was very helpful. I am more comfortable with "on behalf of" myself but I've been hearing "in behalf of" a lot lately that it got me thinking. Again, thank you.
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