Is it ON behalf of or IN behalf of?

[coolbeans]

Use On behalf of when you are REPRESENTING a body, a group or someone

exempli gratia:

“On behalf of the Management, I thank you all for coming to this very important meeting”

Meanwhile, use In behalf of when you do something for somebody else’s sake or for the benefit of somebody - be it a group or a person etc.

exempli gratia:

“We are collecting food and cash donations in behalf of the flood victims.”

So there! As Manny Pacquiao had put it - Now you know!
:superhappy:

[cmo]

Use On behalf of when you are REPRESENTING a body, a group or someone

exempli gratia:

“On behalf of the Management, I thank you all for coming to this very important meeting”

Meanwhile, use In behalf of when you do something for somebody else’s sake or for the benefit of somebody - be it a group or a person etc.

exempli gratia:

“We are collecting food and cash donations in behalf of the flood victims.”

So there! As Manny Pacquiao had put it - Now you know!
:superhappy:


Thanks, I thought both were the same or had the same meaning. :mickey:

[tcha]

Use On behalf of when you are REPRESENTING a body, a group or someone

exempli gratia:

“On behalf of the Management, I thank you all for coming to this very important meeting”

Meanwhile, use In behalf of when you do something for somebody else’s sake or for the benefit of somebody - be it a group or a person etc.

exempli gratia:

“We are collecting food and cash donations in behalf of the flood victims.”

So there! As Manny Pacquiao had put it - Now you know!
:superhappy:


^^^
According to Bartleby: "A traditional rule holds that in behalf of and on behalf of have distinct meanings. Accordingly, you should use in behalf of to mean “for the benefit of,” as in We raised money in behalf of the earthquake victims. And you should use on behalf of to mean “as the agent of, on the part of,” as in The guardian signed the contract on behalf of the child. But as the two meanings are quite close, the phrases are often used interchangeably, even by reputable writers."
Source(s):bartleby.com:callme:

"On behalf" and "in behalf" are both correct, and today most of native speakers, particularly Americans, use them interchangeably. The American Heritage Book of English Usage says, however, that there is this traditional rule: use "on behalf of" to mean "as agent of, on the part of," and use "in behalf" to mean "for the benefit of". Examples: "Robert accepted the 'best performer' trophy on behalf of his sister Angela, who was then on a European singing tour." "The musicians held a benefit concert in behalf of the tsunami victims." The two phrases are actually very close in meaning. So one should not worry about the choice at all.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080327072433AAdWRpo

[coolbeans]

thanks tcha :thanks:

That makes it clear even more.

My inspiration for this post was actually watching some celebrities all in one night and one event with varying use of that "behalf" phrase on their acceptance speech.

:superhappy:

[tcha]

thanks tcha :thanks:

That makes it clear even more.

My inspiration for this post was actually watching some celebrities all in one night and one event with varying use of that "behalf" phrase on their acceptance speech.

:superhappy:

^^^I also noticed that, the one I heard was from Ms. Vilma Santos... :dance: