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sitting next to me vs sitting beside me

Both 'sitting next to me' and 'sitting beside me' are correct, commonly used phrases in English. They're interchangeable and express the same meaning.
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sitting next to me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone who is seated in close proximity to the speaker, typically on one side.

Examples:

  • She was sitting next to me during the meeting.
  • Can you please sit next to me at the dinner table?
  • Feb 27, 2019 ... I had a fat lady sitting next to me today even though I reserved the seat a day ago. She hogged the armrest and kept reaching for her poker ...
  • Observations about eggs from the man sitting next to me on a flight from Chicago, Illinois to Cedar Rapids, Iowa by Carmen Maria Machado.
  • Apr 5, 2022 ... kurt-boddah-cobain. • 3y ago •. I despise people sitting next to me on the bus. Always have. I'll put up with it because they're allowed to ...
  • Apr 29, 2024 ... Flying First Class With a Loser from Economy Sitting Next to Me. The sad story of my nightmare flight. Smillew Rahcuef · Doctor Funny · Smillew ...
  • Oct 14, 2024 ... READY, FIRE, AIM: The Psychopath Sitting Next to Me · So, someone may be mildly psychopathic, or severely so. · “Most of what people think about ...
  • Oct 22, 2022 ... It doesn't have to be in a way to make either of you feel uncomfortable but a simple, “Hey, look who is sitting next to me…..again?”. The ...
  • Dec 24, 2020 ... ... sitting next to me. But, occasionally, someone will clearly not sit down next to me, possibly because they don't want to sit next to a ...
  • Jan 23, 2020 ... What does it mean if some girl sitting next to me accidentally keeps touching my arm and sits really close to me? All related (44). Recommended.
  • Aug 11, 2024 ... Why was the person sitting next to me at Deadpool eating a full cheese board? Our movie watching etiquette is going the way of the Americans ...
  • Mar 14, 2016 ... Why is it that when I smoke someone sitting next to me can also get high? Smoking weed is basically just burning the marhiuana plant and ...

Alternatives:

  • sitting beside me
  • sitting by me
  • sitting alongside me
  • sitting close to me
  • sitting near me

sitting beside me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone who is seated in close proximity to the speaker, typically on one side.

Examples:

  • He enjoys sitting beside me in class.
  • Please sit beside me on the bus.
  • Nov 6, 2024 ... I used to think every time that everyone gets it, why don't I, and suddenly I got it and I was very shocked. r/SquadBusters - Luck was ...
  • Jun 12, 2014 ... I, Sitting Beside Me. Mathias Rust : Aviator. This episode is exclusive to our Patreon members. Join us! In 1987, during the last years of the ...
  • Apr 15, 2024 ... Stranger sitting beside me at theater with open seats. More like social anxiety than introversion. I thought it'd be fun to watch the re ...
  • Aug 25, 2019 ... And What about"The girl sitting beside me was Mary. "? Both are possible. The word “sits ...
  • May 11, 2015 ... Missing the Mom That's Sitting Beside Me. momsdaytea The holiday's always bring melancholy for me and this Mother's Day was no different. My ...
  • Will You Be Sitting Beside Me, my memoir, was a story written in the midst of grief upon the death of my then-husband and a chronicle of my way back into ...
  • Sitting beside me is the Strongest and Funniest Woman I know. She has been through things that can possibly break any regular person , and yet she...
  • Oct 24, 2024 ... Van R. Som | Romance Author (@vanrsomauthor). 4 Replies. 50 Likes. My husband was sitting beside me while I typed out a release week ...
  • Jan 24, 2015 ... Based on a Japanese manga by the same name 'Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun' (literally translating to 'The Monster Sitting Beside Me') which was ...

Alternatives:

  • sitting next to me
  • sitting by me
  • sitting alongside me
  • sitting close to me
  • sitting near me

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