Beside & besides
Summary: The differences in usage between beside and besides.
By: Richard Flynn | Audience: All | Category: English Grammar Usage Articles & Notes
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Besides and beside are two words that are often confused. Grammatically, besides is an adverb or a preposition, and beside a preposition.
Beside
Beside means next to:
- A house beside the sea
- She sat beside her friend.
Besides
As a preposition, besides means in addition to or apart from
- What are you studying besides English? (in addition to)
- Who was there besides Jon? (apart from)
As an adverb, besides means as well or furthermore.
- He was scruffy and badly prepared. Besides, he turned up late for the interview.
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