Speaker A: So what's your plan for later?
Speaker B: Besides/aside from continuing to wear this chicken costume? Nothing much.
What's the correct choice in this case. And why?
(Or maybe I should use apart?)
asked May 12, 2015 at 8:40
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3I asked a couple of people who teach writing. They say "besides" in conversation but would write "Aside from" in anything even slightly formal :)– TimRMay 12, 2015 at 14:38
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I would use "other than".– user3169May 12, 2015 at 20:55
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There's nothing wrong with "apart from", either.– Brian HitchcockMay 13, 2015 at 8:19
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Please see the usage note of besides
For the meanings "in addition to" and "except for" besides should be used:
Besides replacing the back stairs, she fixed the broken banister.
So your example should be written as follows:
Besides continuing to wear this chicken costume? Nothing much.
EDIT:
As for the aside from and apart from, they both are equally correct, so you can use them all interchangeable.
answered May 12, 2015 at 9:03
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1"Besides" is correct, but "Aside from" and "Apart from" are also both equally correct. I think this answer may be misleading to learners if you don't mention the other two options at all. :)– KeikiMay 12, 2015 at 13:07
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Let set_A (mathematically) denote the plan, is "aside from" here indicating that the option "continuing to wear this chicken costume" belongs to the set_A?– JJJohnSep 16, 2019 at 1:06
It's besides. There is lots of correct words to put there. But the best one in my opinion is besides.
Let's look what else could we put there:
other than: Other than continuing to wear this chicken costume? Nothing much.
apart from: Apart from continuing to wear this chicken costume? Nothing much.
in addition to: In addition to continuing to wear this chicken costume? Nothing much.
Meanings of the two words:
beside:
1. at the side of; next to.
2. in addition to; apart from.
aside:
1. to one side; out of the way.
As you see the second meaning of "beside" fits perfectly to the sentence.
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Let set_A (mathematically) denote the plan, is "aside from" here indicating that the option "continuing to wear this chicken costume" belongs to the set_A?– JJJohnSep 16, 2019 at 1:07