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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 usually used to indicate location, meaning next to.
- Besides often indicates an addition or an exception.
- You can remember beside by associating it with side, as in side by side.
- Think of besides as including something side by side more.
- Use beside when referring to a physical or metaphorical position.
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