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- Use of as per vs per - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Taking Wiktionary as a guide, one can use either form with little difference in meaning, but I think some people will object to such use of per and others to such use of as per My preference is for per because most uses of as per that I've heard seem pompous and verbose
- meaning - Difference between per and a - English Language Usage . . .
What is the difference between the following two sentences? She goes to the forest three times per week She goes to the forest three times a week
- meaning - What does Per [persons name] mean? - English Language . . .
The room costs 40 € per person In this case, per has a meaning for for each This matches with the main question as asked in the topic title, but doesn't with the example given in the thread itself: per John, as you never charge something per John, haha There's another case where per would fit both your examples Like this:
- What is the difference between as per and according to?
The particular construction as per my knowledge is unnatural - as per is normally only used in reference to some prior statement school of thought It more properly corresponds to in accordance with, and can't simply be used to replace the idiomatic according to my knowledge information understanding
- What is the difference between Per year and Per annum?
These example sentences are representative of the most common uses of these two phrases and, as one can see, there is no real difference between per annum and per year in usage As kiamlaluno says, per annum is traditionally used more in financial contexts than per year, but these sentences show that per year is also perfectly acceptable
- Is As per our discussion and As per your instructions wrong?
Either is acceptable usage in American English As per is a bit redundant, though It is essentially: As according to our conversation So, feel free to use either construct But, Per our conversation is a bit more succinct with roughly equivalent meaning
- Is there a definitive spelling for the shortened version of “as per usual”?
3 There's no definitive spelling, but as per ushe is a common one with the benefit of being fairly unambiguous Alternatives include as per use, but that could be confused with "for each use", and as per uje, but that looks a bit odd The OED doesn't include either, but does note as per is also a shortened form
- meaning - What does persay per say mean? - English Language Usage . . .
per se is a Latin phrase often used in English It means "in itself" So the person who said per se could have meant: "It shouldn't break the site, but it could break other things that you care about " or perhaps "It shouldn't break the site, but it could cause problems that are similar to a broken site " Try wordnik for examples of usage
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