How "besides" and "aside from" are different from another and how to use them in sentences
Hello native English speakers,

Today, I wanted to know how to correctly use "aside from" and "besides".

I was writing something online and I couldn't differentiate between the two.

The sentence I wanted to write was, "is the book available in other languages (besides/aside from) Spanish?" but I wasn't sure which one to use.

Could someone please explain to me how they're used and if they're different or not?

Thank you.

Question

How "besides" and "aside from" are different from another and how to use them in sentences
Hello native English speakers,

Today, I wanted to know how to correctly use "aside from" and "besides".

I was writing something online and I couldn't differentiate between the two.

The sentence I wanted to write was, "is the book available in other languages (besides/aside from) Spanish?" but I wasn't sure which one to use.

Could someone please explain to me how they're used and if they're different or not?

Thank you.

Answer

"Aside from" is more correct in your book example, I would say, especially in written use, but in colloquial use people use them interchangeably. "Besides" is not really proper English; the word beside should be used to show how close something is. Besides is a sloppy word to use in informal speech. "Aside" is more for negation in an argument, although "to set something aside" is also correct. "Asides" isn't a word to my knowledge.

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in addition to; apart from.
"I have no other family besides my parents"

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He sat beside her( nexr to her) .  aside from being drunk, she still looked respectible.   A similar situation

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