Thursday, October 6, 2011

"in accordance with" VS "pursuant to" VS "according to"

"pursuant to" must follow some other action. "Pursuant to the new regulations recently passed regarding bubble gum-blowing, no bubbles may be blown that exceed 3 inches in diameter."

"according to" is citing a reference. "According to the Bible, in the beginning was the Word."

"in accordance with" is "in line with", "in agreement with" -- "in accordance with your wishes, I will no longer quote the Bible while blowing bubbles."


(Read the whole passage: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=233835)

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