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Rule "besides (beside) the point"

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Description: besides (beside) the point
Message: Did you mean beside?
Category: Semantics (ID: SEMANTICS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/besides-vs-beside/#:~:text=The%20correct%20spelling%20of%20this,That%27s%20beside%20the%20point.
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I don’t know why you brought that up; that’s besides the point.
    Correction suggestion: beside
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BESIDES_THE_POINT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)