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Is It Grammatically Correct to Say as per?
Many wonder whether the as in as per is superfluous. Wouldn’t the phrase “per your instructions” mean much the same thing as “as per your instructions?” In that case, would it be incorrect to insert the extra word?
The fact is that both per and as per have existed in English in the sense “according to” for a very long time–since the 15th and 16th centuries, respectively. The choice of which to use (or avoid) is entirely a matter of taste. The more ponderous as per is often found in business and legal prose, or in writing that attempts to adopt a formal tone. It is not incorrect to use, but some find it overly legalistic and counsel avoiding it for that reason. On the other hand, it has been used to good effect in facetious mock-business-English (“as per the President’s shiny new Environmental Policy Act”). As in so many matters of diction, the tonal needs of a particular passage should guide your choice.
Examples of as per in a Sentence
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2024
Anyway — lots of progress, lots of pain, as per usual.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Thankfully, as per usual, Amazon has delivered high-quality options for a wide range of budgets.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
On previous occasions, Netanyahu was invited to address Congress in consultation with, and with the approval of, the White House—as per protocol.
—Lisa Goldman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
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“As per.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20per. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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