beside vs besides :

beside or besides

“Besides” can mean “in addition to” as in “besides the puppy chow, Spotscarfed up the filet mignon I was going to serve for dinner.” “Beside,”in contrast, usually means “next to.” “I sat beside Cheryl all evening,but she kept talking to Jerry instead.” Using “beside” for “besides,”won’t usually get you in trouble; but using “besides” when you mean"next to” will.

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  besides
  • r  making an additional point; anyway; besides, we can't afford it"
  • r  in addition
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    Put another checkmark beside the “cold dark matter” theory. New observations by Japan’s Subaru Telescope are helping astronomers get a grip on the density of dark matter, this mysterious substance that pervades the universe. We can’t see dark matter, which makes up an estimated 85 percent of the universe, but scientists can certainly measure its [...]
    June 13, 2013 - Universe Today
  • Tractor driver lucky to be alive after crash with Amtrak train in Monon
    Luther Melton lives beside the railroad tracks on White County Road 200 West, where he has seen his share of car-train accidents - most tragic.
    June 12, 2013 - The Indianapolis Star
  • 'Beside Ourselves' Explores Human-Animal Connections
    Karen Joy Fowler's haunting novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, draws on arguments she used to have with her father, a psychology professor, over how closely connected humans and animals really are. Fowler is also the author of the 2004 best-seller The Jane Austen Book Club .
    June 7, 2013 - NPR
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    Besides the 26 destroyed by fire, more than two dozen other apartments were declared unfit for occupancy in the last year.
    June 16, 2013 - Portland Press Herald
  • This might just be Mickelson's year
    Loading... Maybe it’s about his time. And besides Father’s Day, a role he takes seriously, Sunday is his 43rd birthday.
    June 16, 2013 - Philly.com
  • What Helps People Live A Long And Good Life
    Besides being Japanese and living long lives, Jiroemon Kimura and Toyo Shibata shared something in common: they both had a strong interest in life, staying active all the way to the end.
    June 15, 2013 - Forbes