What's the difference between saying 'the passage above' or 'the above passage'? [duplicate]
'...the passage above' sounds better to me because you first define what it is you should be looking for (the passage) followed by where you can find it (above). Makes more sense to me than the reverse. I believe that I would use '...the passage above' in a sentence meant to call the reader's attention to a previous passage, whereas I would use '...the above passage' if the reader has already developed an understanding that the sentence is referring to a previous passage.
I am a native speaker.