“in behalf of” vs “for the sake of”





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    First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
    – Kris
    16 hours ago












  • I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
    – Artem Zefirov
    16 hours ago












  • "In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
    – Michael Harvey
    14 hours ago






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    I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
    – Artem Zefirov
    14 hours ago

















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    First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
    – Kris
    16 hours ago












  • I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
    – Artem Zefirov
    16 hours ago












  • "In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
    – Michael Harvey
    14 hours ago






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    I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
    – Artem Zefirov
    14 hours ago













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  • 3




    First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
    – Kris
    16 hours ago












  • I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
    – Artem Zefirov
    16 hours ago












  • "In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
    – Michael Harvey
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
    – Artem Zefirov
    14 hours ago














  • 3




    First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
    – Kris
    16 hours ago












  • I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
    – Artem Zefirov
    16 hours ago












  • "In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
    – Michael Harvey
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
    – Artem Zefirov
    14 hours ago








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First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
– Kris
16 hours ago






First, it's on behalf of, not in. They do not mean the same thing. Neither of them means "for the purpose of". They are not interchangeable.
– Kris
16 hours ago














I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
– Artem Zefirov
16 hours ago






I didn't make an error. "In behalf of". Have a look at Oxford dictionary. "On behalf of" has a different meaning, I agree.
– Artem Zefirov
16 hours ago














"In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
– Michael Harvey
14 hours ago




"In behalf of" is said by Oxford to be "US English", and, I can tell you, liable to be corrected to "on behalf of" everywhere else.
– Michael Harvey
14 hours ago




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I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago




I have never heard in behalf of used in US English.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago












Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
– Artem Zefirov
14 hours ago




Indeed, Ngram Viewer says "in behalf of" is 10 times less frequent than "on behalf of" and "for the sake of" even in US English.
– Artem Zefirov
14 hours ago















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