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When I say,

He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues,

Does it mean he expressed appreciation on behalf of himself and his colleagues?

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Does it mean he appreciated himself and his colleagues?.

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The former. "On the part of" in this context is equivalent to "on behalf of". As a matter of usage, I would avoid this construction, as I find it to be awkward, clunky and verbose.

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  • On my part, you can do whatever you please to do. What does the person is trying to say here? I understand that the person is simply telling about his opinion as to what the other person is supposed to do. Am I correct?
    – Gt_R
    Commented Apr 17, 2016 at 19:11

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