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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
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The findings suggest that the ice is 20 and 23 km deep at the north-pole with an average of 25 to 28 km globally – slightly deeper than previous estimates obtained using other remote sensing and modeling techniques, as per the release.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
The fund is now secured, Vincent said, as per the new contract, the employer contribution rate, which is currently $150, will increase at a rate of $25 a year for the next three years.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
The bus driver told him to sit down and radioed for immediate assistance as per MTS protocol.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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“As per.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20per. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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