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from the desk of

German translation: von


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English term or phrase:from the desk of
German translation:von
Entered by: Allesklar
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04:07 Nov 9, 2005
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English term or phrase: from the desk of
Title of a letter of recommendation by a university professor for a former student. Is this a common phrase in academia or just this person's fancy style? Is there a German equivalent or would a plain "von" be enough?

(No, I'm not going to write 'von soundsos Schreibtisch')

Thanks
Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 22:39
von
Explanation:
I have only seen this phrase on pre-printed note pad's or corporate memo pads or note pads for personal use.

IMO, a simple "von" should suffice.
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Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 09:09
Grading comment
From the desk of Allesklar: many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4von
Friderike Butler


Discussion entries: 5





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
von


Explanation:
I have only seen this phrase on pre-printed note pad's or corporate memo pads or note pads for personal use.

IMO, a simple "von" should suffice.

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
From the desk of Allesklar: many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Yes - everything else seems rather odd.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Brigitte
agree  Emilie
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Emilie
agree  LittleBalu: You also see it in e-mails from the "Nigeria connection" wanting to transfer $ 20 million to your account... ;-)
5 hrs
  -> yeah, and I am still waiting for the money to come...
agree  Brie Vernier: Genau
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Brie
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Nov 9, 2005 - Changes made by Stephen Sadie:
Language pairGerman to English => English to German


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