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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
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But the decision is made that Ayuso will not ride the final 10km up to Sierra Nevada on his time trial bike as per the rest of his team-mates.
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Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
OpenAI is also working on a smart lamp and smart glasses, but those products won't be ready until at least 2028, as per The Information.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Oliver Tree’s family has established a new foundation, as per the late singer’s wishes, to provide grants to young artists.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
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“As per.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20per. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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