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'beside' vs 'besides'

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although vs. in spite of | "all people" vs "all the people"

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#1 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:39 am 'beside' vs 'besides'

Q. We need to discover another source of income, beside oil Is that sentence not correct gramatically or in terms of standard English? I'd appreciate it if you tell me why.

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#2 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:40 am 'beside' vs 'besides'

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#3 (permalink) Fri Jul 24, 2009 14:11 pm 'beside' vs 'besides'

Ilovepsycho wrote:

Q. We need to discover another source of income, beside oil

Is that sentence not correct gramatically or in terms of standard English?
I'd appreciate it if you tell me why.

No this sentence is not correct. It should be besides oil.
Beside means next to, in proximity.

Besides means in addition to, also.
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#4 (permalink) Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:27 am 'beside' vs 'besides'

read the usage note here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/besides

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