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Prior To vs. Before - Technical Writing Tips for the Oil Patch

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Grammar purists will tell you that you should not use the expression “prior to” as a preposition when you mean “before.”. TechnicalWritingTipsfortheOilPatch JustanotherWordPress.comweblog «Pre-Planning BanTheseBusiness Words» PriorTovs. Before Grammarpuristswilltellyouthatyoushouldnotusetheexpression“priorto”asaprepositionwhenyoumean“before.” Theywilltellyou“prior”isanadjectivethatmeans“earlier”or“previous.”Youwouldn’tsay“earlierto”or“previousto,”soyoushouldn’tuse“priorto.” Mywell-wornWebster’sdictionarysays“priorto”is“pompousoraffected,”andotherssaytheexpressionis“stuffy,”and“longer,clumsier,andawashwithpretension.” Mydictionaryalsosays(undersynonymsforpreceding):“PREVIOUSandPRIORimplyexistingoroccurringearlier,butPRIORoftenaddsanimplicationofgreaterimportance,”asintheword“priority.” Examples: Workorderswithwaiversapprovedpriortotheirduedatearealsoconsideredcompliant. Workorderswithwaiversapprovedbeforetheirduedatearealsoconsideredcompliant. Thesecondoneissimplerandclearer–especiallyifEnglishisnotyournativelanguage! FunnyTypooftheDay “ItistheresponsibilityoftheProjectManagertoensurethatallrulesandregulationsarefollowedtoensurefoodstandingwithlocalandstateauthorities.” SnarkyComment: Thoselocalandstateauthorities–especiallythepolice–canbebribedwithdoughnuts! —————————————— ProfoundQuoteoftheDay: “Howwonderfulitisthatnobodyneedwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld!” AnneFrank,GermanJewishgirlanddiaryauthorkilledintheHolocaust,1929-1945 —————————————— Sharethis:TwitterFacebookLikethis:LikeLoading... Related ThisentrywaspostedonMay22,2014at12:13pmandisfiledunderUncategorized. YoucanfollowanyresponsestothisentrythroughtheRSS2.0feed. Youcanleavearesponse,ortrackbackfromyourownsite. LeaveaReplyCancelreply Enteryourcommenthere... Fillinyourdetailsbeloworclickanicontologin: Email(required)(Addressnevermadepublic) Name(required) Website YouarecommentingusingyourWordPress.comaccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourTwitteraccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourFacebookaccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) Cancel Connectingto%s Notifymeofnewcommentsviaemail.Notifymeofnewpostsviaemail. Δ CreateafreewebsiteorblogatWordPress.com. Entries(RSS)andComments(RSS). Privacy&Cookies:Thissiteusescookies.Bycontinuingtousethiswebsite,youagreetotheiruse. Tofindoutmore,includinghowtocontrolcookies,seehere: CookiePolicy Follow Following TechnicalWritingTipsfortheOilPatch Join135otherfollowers Signmeup AlreadyhaveaWordPress.comaccount?Loginnow. TechnicalWritingTipsfortheOilPatch Customize Follow Following Signup Login Copyshortlink Reportthiscontent ViewpostinReader Managesubscriptions Collapsethisbar %dbloggerslikethis:

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