Following vs Per - What's the difference?
following | per |
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
* 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross),
About to be specified.
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 29
, author=Jon Smith
, title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers
, work=BBC Sport
Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the .
Vocation; business; profession.
for each
to each, in each ((used in expressing ratios of units))
(medicine) via (the), by (the), through (the) (followed by Latin name for an orifice)
in accordance with
(neologism) they (singular).
* 1997 April 22, "Anthony and Joy Hilbert" (username), "ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules", in alt.sex.bondage, Usenet :
(neologism) them (singular)
* 1997 April 22, "Anthony and Joy Hilbert" (username), "ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules", in alt.sex.bondage, Usenet :
* {{quote-web
, year = 1998
, first = Katherine
, last = Phelps
, title = Odysseus, She
, site = Storytronics
, url = http://www.glasswings.com.au/Storytronics/Odysseus/wash/washframe.htm
, passage = "Kalypso!" I call out as phe disappears on the horizon. I did not know it, but I loved per .
}}
* {{quote-book
, date = 2006-11-15
, author = Richard Ekins, Dave King
, title = The transgender phenomenon
, publisher = Sage Publications
, isbn = 9780761971634
, id =
, lccn = 2006920988
, page = 160
, passage = Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person.
}}
(neologism) Belonging to per, their (singular).
* {{quote-book
, year = 2006
, author = Richard Ekins, Dave King
, title = The transgender phenomenon
, publisher = Sage Publications
, isbn = 9780761971634
, id =
, lccn = 2006920988
, page = 160
, passage = Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to as a non-gendered person.
}}
As prepositions the difference between following and per
is that following is after, subsequent to while per is for.As an adjective following
is coming next, either in sequence or in time.As a noun following
is a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.following
English
Adjective
(-)Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
Usage notes
(Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the following two remarks'' instead of ''the two following remarks .Antonyms
* abovementioned * aforementioned * aforesaidNoun
(en noun)- He had a loyal following .
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- The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
Statistics
*per
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Preposition
(English prepositions)- Admission is £10 per person.
- miles per gallon
- beats per minute
- Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
- The medication is to be administered per os.
- I parked my car at the curb per your request.
Usage notes
* The preposition per is typically followed by a singular noun phrase with no determiner. *: Take one pill per''' day.'' not ''Take one pill '''per a day. * It is sometimes followed by plural noun phrases, almost always determined by 100, 1,000, 100,000, etc. *: The abortion rate in the U.S. has dropped since 1980 from nearly 30 per 1,000 women of childbearing age to less than 20.Derived terms
* per accidens * per annum * per anum * per capita * per cent * per consequens * per contra * per curiam * per diem * * per impossibile * per incuriam * per interim * per maistrie * per mensem * * per minima * per my et per tout * per orem * * per pares * per primam * per primam intentionem * per procurationem * per quod * per saltum * per se * per stirpesEtymology 2
shortening of (person), coined by Marge Piercy in (1979)Pronoun
- This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per' couldn't because '''per''' was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers ' per was discussing it with agreed with per?
- This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per ?