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Rule "beside vs besides"

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Description: beside vs besides
Message: Did you mean beside (= next to sth.)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He stood besides me.
    Correction suggestion: beside
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BESIDES_BESIDE [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)