2007-01-17 09:56:43 · 8 answers · asked by j2 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Coloquailly, it's just another way of saying "as such".
For example. "Although I have never been to New Zealand per se, I've read so much about it that I feel I know it well."
Which would mean the same as: "although I've never actually been to New Zealand..."
2007-01-17 10:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could probably use it right now per se
2007-01-17 09:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
per se...hmmmm, sounds french. use a converter and than look up the words in a dictionary.
2007-01-17 09:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by conƒused-little-man 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for example you would say "it's not the right thing to do per se" ..i don't know how to further explain it....
2007-01-17 10:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by RockStar Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Per se" literally means "by itself"... it roughly means "in the original sense of the term"...
2007-01-17 10:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by ln 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it also means by itself, by herself, by himself, by themselves. eg she's not going home per se. meaning she's not going home by herself.
2007-01-17 10:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by p_whips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"as it were" or "by itself", per se!
2007-01-17 10:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use it as you would use the word "exactly".
2007-01-17 10:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋