another word for "per say"?

Question

Lately my roommate started using the phrase "per say". The thing is like a virus and we use it 50 times a day now. I need help finding something similar that I could replace it with.

Answer 1

I like "Intrinsically"

Answer 2

Another Word For Lately

Answer 3

This legal term (meaning “in, of, or by itself”) is a bit pretentious, but you gain little respect if you misspell “per se” as a single word. Worse is the mistaken “per say.”

Answer 4

It's actually spelled per se. But what it means is "for example or for instance", or is not what a person would do in a particular situation. It just depends on the sentence the person is using it in.

Answer 5

I assume you mean, "per se" a latin word which means "in itself",essentially, "without reference to anything else".

Answer 6

It's not "per say", it's "per se". It's Latin and it means "on its own" or "in and of itself".

Cars aren't dangerous, per se, but wreckless drivers are.

Answer 7

per se = as such / in itself/ e.g. You picking your nose per se does not disturb me, but I would prefer if you were to do it out of my sight.

Answer 8

per se' means intrinsically, or "by"

kinda like

for example

Answer 9

How about "Per Se" - which is the ACTUAL way to spell it ;);););)

Answer 10

For instance