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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by FLYGVA
I would like just add, that the term c/o is IMO commonly used in German.

Translated, I would also prefer the "bei" over the "z. Hd. von".
I agree:

"z.Hd.von" would translate into "to the attention of" and is used if you adress a person in a corporation. "c/o" translates into "bei". However, "c/o" is pretty normal
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