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on company's behalf or on behalf of the company #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:55 am   on company's behalf or on behalf of the company
 

I've learnt that 'on company's behalf' is grammatically wrong. It should be 'on behalf of the company' as the company cannot have 's. Is that correct?
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on company's behalf or on behalf of the company #2 (permalink) Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:09 am   on company's behalf or on behalf of the company
 

Hi David,

I would accept both with one small addition:
Quote:
on the company's behalf
. The company after all refers to a group of people.

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