Re: all possible cases ;-)

The abbreviation is "care of".  And the way I've used it/seen it used is
when sending a package/letter to someone who is either temporairily living
at someone else's house or sending something to a third party because the
address of the someone the item is intended for is unknown to the sender,
but assumed to be known by the reciever.

I used to work at a college in the International Admissions office.  I
frequently recieved letters and packages address to my international
students c/o me.  Their friends/parents/whoever didn't know the student's
address (maybe because they'd just arrived) but they did know my office and
knew I'd get it to their frind/child/whatever, so the c/o'd me on the
address.  Such fun tracking everyone down.

Adam

So lift the cup of joy and take a big drink.
In spite of it all it's a beautiful world.
-------Suzanne Knutzen




>From: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: all possible cases ;-)
>Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 22:08:42 -0400
>
>Muke Tever wrote:
> > If it's "residing at the house of" you
> > just as easily send it to them at that address instead of whoever's
>house it
> > is.
>
>Well, only if they're not a permanent resident.  But you're right, it's
>not really "residing at the house of", but at the same time, it's not
>"under the care of", at least, not in the sense I use that phrase,
>namely, "being taken care of by", like "The patient is *under the care
>of* Dr. Jones".  C/O does mean, however, "residing/working/etc. at the
>house/office/etc. of"
>
> > Generally it'd be used to send through a link outside the address
> > system.  ("This letter is to this person, but to be sent under the care
>of
> > this intermediary")
>
>That's not a usage of "under the care of" that I'd employ.
>
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