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besides vs besides,

Both "besides" and "besides," are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Besides" without a comma is used as a preposition or adverb, while "besides," with a comma is used to introduce additional information in a sentence.

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besides

This is correct. "Besides" without a comma is used as a preposition or adverb.

Use "besides" without a comma when you want to indicate in addition to or apart from something.

Examples:

Besides English, she speaks French fluently.
I have no one besides you to help me.
What else do you want besides money?
Besides, I don't think he will come.
There is no one besides him who can solve this problem.

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Shops were open, besides without turns.
You don't like names, neither do I, besides...
Only 5 docs work here besides her.
Only 5 docs work here besides her.
The huge cancer-complex produces many mutations besides OPT.
Literally anything besides fixating on men.
Among his active adherents, besides vl.
And only two real fighters besides himself.
There was another operative besides me following Henry.
It invariably contains isopropyl alcohol besides dyes and other chemicals.
And only two real fighters besides hisself.
Chloe, they have no connections besides their arrests.
And there are ways to communicate your feelings for a woman besides throwing diamonds at her.
But we don't know there's anything besides this chap.
It is besides me, Dr. Jackson.
I bought that mine because I thought you could do something besides this.
in Acapulco, besides getting stoned?
At the college, besides studying, I specialized in sea rescues.
Is there anyone besides Lee Harvey Oswald...
And other things that I can be doing besides managing.

Alternatives:

in addition to
apart from
other than

besides,

This is correct. "Besides," with a comma is used to introduce additional information in a sentence.

Use "besides," with a comma when you want to add extra information or examples to support a point.

Examples:

I love many sports, besides, I enjoy swimming.
She is a great cook, besides, she is an excellent painter.
We need to buy groceries, besides, we have to pick up the dry cleaning.
He is a talented musician, besides, he is a skilled writer.
The movie was entertaining, besides, it had a great soundtrack.

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And besides, this is strictly business.
And besides, no one person can get it all.
And besides, Henry is lonely.
And besides, you know him.
And besides, you can't really believe gossip.
And besides, my grandmother was Italian.
And besides, you can't stand him.
And besides, this was chump change.
And besides, she's hardheaded like you were.
And besides, we've already looked at everything.
And besides, I'm monitoring the FBI through state police.
And besides, this guy puts killers back on the streets.
And besides, my sources will only deal with me.
And besides, people expect anonymity in a place like this.
And besides, I'm dating someone new now.
And besides, he owes me.
And besides, I'm just filling in for Wyclef.
And besides, Mother absolutely relies on you.
And besides, I can totally handle this by myself.
And besides, visiting Hawaii was on Morty's bucket list.

Alternatives:

furthermore,
moreover,
in addition,

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