Wednesday, November 30, 2016

behalf, be half

Behalf or behalf ( one word ) means the interest, aid, or part ( of someone ) --
On behalf of my colleagues, I'd like to thank you for your help.
The CEO has asked me to speak on his behalf.

Be half or be half ( two words ) means [ be ] one of two equal parts of something ( half ) --
There should be half of a pizza left in the refrigerator.
We won't be half done by the time they get here!

Now that you know that, you can say --
"We're having a fundraiser in behalf of a local charity; the donation should be half of the receipts, at least."

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