prospective vs perspective
Definitions
adjective
- of or concerned with or related to the future
Examples
Companies need to be able to handle surges, otherwise the cost of generating leads is wasted and prospective customers who cannot get through may get such a bad impression of the company that they do not bother calling back.
The stiff entrance examination removes 60 per cent of prospective students.
Additional prospective, longitudinal research is needed to further elucidate the experiences and outcomes associated with lung transplantation.
Definitions
noun
- the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Examples
He had never been a morning person before, but letting the beautiful sunrise pass without him absorbing its gloriousness in an area such as this seemed wasteful, from his perspective.
It will take away from the classic perspective of looking at city hall dead on.
And while ferrous metals are certainly not out of the picture, even from a consumer's perspective, it's hard not to notice the increased use of aluminum and plastic.
