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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
Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Ventura stands to gain little from the release, as per Shapiro's analysis.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
McCready, as per usual, was worth the price of admission on his own merit, burning through some of the hottest guitar leads one will find in all of rock.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Body camera footage of the incident is expected to be published within 10 business days of the shooting, as per LMPD protocol.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2024
About 136 people have also been reported to be missing, the state's civil defense authority has said, as per Reuters.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Peloton’s shares were up over 13% in mid-morning trading as a number of private equity firms consider a potential buyout of the at-home fitness company, as per a CNBC report.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Further details of this agreement will be released by the client upon publication of the contract award as per provincial regulations.
—Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Whenever an actor wrapped, the cast and crew, as per tradition, applauded on set, and each time Bing howled along.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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“As per.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20per. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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