為什麼 Word 總是建議把 according to 改成 per？

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這是否是一個主流的語言建議？是否已經比較「放諸四海而皆準」，以致 Word 將其作為語法建議收錄其中？用 per 或者 as per 代替 according to 其實是否是很奇怪的英語？所以是不是 Word 的語法建議有問題？

Hi, Word 哥的解釋是：使用簡明英語，能用簡明的詞語表達相同的意思就不廢話：

Consider using
concise language
Eliminating
redundant or unnecessary words often improves
readability.

·
Instead of: Adding sugar is
absolutely essential.
·
Consider: Adding sugar
essential.
·
Instead of: Her backpack was
large in size.
·
Consider: Her backpack was
large.

據 Merriam-Webster"s Learner"s Dictionary, per 本來就有 according to 的意思：

per: according to —often used with as&<per instructions&>&per usual&>

Per | Definition of Per by Merriam-Webster

至於用 per 還是用 as per，該詞典的編輯說：

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.

As Per | As Per Definition by Merriam-Webster

所以，Word 哥選擇了 per。

Enjoy

As per/per一般用在郵件和商業溝通上，according to一般用在學術文章上。而且according to一般會用在有據可查的典籍方向；as per/per只是一般引用，沒有強烈的可考證性質。

這不叫「奇怪」的英語，而且有逼格的英語。

我最近也遇到了這個問題，但是老師給的資料裡面倒是有很多per...