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Beside vs. Besides
Beside
/bɪˈsaɪd/Examples:
He hurried her into the carriage and sat down beside her.Caroline was sitting beside the wreck of tea things.After that she dressed me and laid me in beside them.
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Besides
/bɪˈsaɪdz/Examples:
Wot is it, besides fish, as they sometimes ketches in rivers?Besides—" The door opened and Helen Lawson swept in.Anything else we can do for him, besides giving her up?
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Beside is often used to indicate physical position or location, like next to.
- Besides usually means in addition to or apart from.
- Remember, beside has no s, and think of it as sitting beside (next to) you.
- Besides has an s and is used more like also, often to add information.
- A person stands beside you, while an extra item can be mentioned besides the main point.
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