[lit-ideas] Re: Questions

I've never seen it used in Canada. The closest version we have is "per
procrustean" - meaning, a text signed on behalf of an administrator who will
enforce consensus on the contents of the letter through coercive and violent
means. 

(Which is why most politicians and administrators insist on hiring support staff
who score high on the authoritarian personality test.)

Still on vacation,

Walter O.
The Rock of the Avalon


Quoting Judith Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> It's per procurationem (per pro).    It isn't used in America?
> 
> Judy
> 
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> From: "David Ritchie" <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Questions
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> 
> > Can anyone remind me what pp stands for it's supposed to mean "signed  
> > on behalf of"?  "Per" something?
> > 
> > I'm asking because I can't find it in online dictionaries of  
> > abbreviations and I wonder if that means it isn't used in America.
> > 
> > David Ritchie,
> > Portland, Oregon
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