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address care

English translation: it is "care of" not "address care"

22:13 Feb 3, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: address care
Hi there,

Need some English native speaker's help. I mean no offense to anyone, but please reply if you are an English speaker or really know the answer to the question. Thanks!

What does "address care" mean here:

Mr. XX with an address care of WX Management, 9-13 Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Thanks a lot!
Patagonia
Local time: 12:59
Selected answer:it is "care of" not "address care"
Explanation:
sending "care of" somebody means that WX Management will take care of the letter/pass it to Mr. XX. Probably Mr. XX does not live at that address, but WX Management will make sure he gets it.
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conejo
United States
Local time: 10:59
Grading comment
Thanks!!
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5 +3it is "care of" not "address care"
conejo


  

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it is "care of" not "address care"


Explanation:
sending "care of" somebody means that WX Management will take care of the letter/pass it to Mr. XX. Probably Mr. XX does not live at that address, but WX Management will make sure he gets it.

conejo
United States
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mstkwasa: What else could it be? Sometimes abbreviated as c/o.
2 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Victor Potapov: the concept of postal box without the box (there's a whole company - or a person - in place of a PO box here) "Care of" or, indeed, "c/o". Was a bit surprised to see "Native speaker English only"... But then I'm not in the English>Spanish pair! :-)))
6 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  yeswhere
23 mins
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