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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Why are personal assistant's job titles listed as "PA to [Person name]" rather than PA of [Person name] ?

Why are personal assistant's job titles listed as "PA to [Person name]" rather than PA of [Person name] ?

For instance,
Sarah Hughes
PA to Rob Grant

Rather than
Sarah Hughes
PA of Rob Grant

Maybe "of" isn't correct either, but "to" just doesn't seem right...

Mike.
  

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To is commonly used indicating the person who is being served in a personal relationship. Of is commonly used indicating the organization in which the person is employed, or their functional relationship. Noelia Rodriguez served as director of communications and press secretary to First Lady Laura Bush Secretary of the treasury Brian McNamee, the former personal trainer to Roger Clemens, said he had injected ..

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  • To is commonly used indicating the person who is being served in a personal relationship.
  • Of is commonly used indicating the organization in which the person is employed, or their functional relationship.
  • Noelia Rodriguez served as director of communications and press secretary to First Lady Laura Bush Secretary of the treasury Brian McNamee, the former personal trainer to Roger Clemens, said he had injected ..
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To is commonly used indicating the person who is being served in a personal relationship.
Of is commonly used indicating the organization in which the person is employed, or their functional relationship.

Noelia Rodriguez served as director of communications and press secretary to First Lady Laura Bush
Secretary of the treasury
Brian McNamee
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Thanks,

It still seems a little strange, but I understand it's indicating a close working relationship rather than being a part of a group.

Mike.
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