- Use of as per vs per - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@Mitch, the per count is necessarily not less than, rather than necessarily more than, the as per count, but of course in point of fact the former count is hundreds or thousands times as much In any case, the proper test may be x as per y counts versus x per y counts, x, y being the same for both counts
- meaning - Difference between per and a - English Language Usage . . .
Strictly speaking, "per" and "a" are equivalent in OP's examples (effectively, meaning "in each", or "in every"), but it's worth pointing out that using "per" like this has overtones of science academia, business commerce jargon, legalese, etc , often implying a "commitment to accuracy"
- By vs Per. Which one should I use on expressions like P L . . .
The two are often used differently (though there are many cases where both would work) The word "per" carries the implication (as in percent) that there is a division going on - so if someone says to me "I'll tell you the number of widgets manufactured per employee" I'm expecting one number - the total number of widgets manufactured divided by the number of employees
- 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:
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