As per usual I tried to see into Myra's mind and as per usual I got nowhere at all.—Gore Vidal
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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
Recent Examples on the WebThe dock is located at a private residence and the homeowner has been notified, as per the media outlet.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 And, as per tradition, Nathan's Famous is donating 100,000 hot dogs to the Food Bank for New York City.—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 4 July 2024 Now that 2024 has reached the halfway point, here are the top-performing S&P 500 stocks of the year, as per FactSet data.—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 1 July 2024 Flights to Myrtle Beach will operate at three days a week before bumping up to five days come June, as per the release.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for as per
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