In some cases you can use “under…” instead of “in accordance with”, or where “in accordance with” seems too strong: Try to ensure that you use the right phrase in the right context. It is common that people use “according to” when they should use “in accordance with”. In accordance with §12 of Ms Horvath’s employment contract, she is employed for a fixed period of time – 3 years. In accordance with Article 72 of the Act, employees of the Company have the right to form a representative body. It is never used to introduce information that may not be true. In a legal context it is used for stating what conforms to the law or a contract. “In accordance with…” is used in more formal contexts to introduce the notion of conformity. It may also be used to introduce hearsay:Īccording to Annabel, Tom wants to dump Sarah because he really fancies Emma. However, the organisers of the protest say there were at least 100,000 people on the march. It may be used to introduce information that might not be true:Īccording to the state news agency, the number of demonstrators did not exceed 1,000. It is mostly used for reporting.Īccording to the clerk we spoke to when we telephoned the supervisory authority this morning, the application was filed last week. “According to…” is usually used when you restate something someone told you or something you have heard or read somewhere. Although these phrases are often used interchangeably they have slightly different meanings, so we should be careful how we use them.
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