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* besides:(1) uesd when adding another reason. eg: I need the money. and besides, when I agree to do something, I do it. (2) in addition to someone or something else that you are mentioning. eg:The area has stunning scenery, beautiful beaches, and much more besides. except: used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true. eg: The office is open every day except sundays. Definition --according to the LONGMAN dictionary of contemporary English According to AntConc besides: the collocate tokens:132 the cluster token:123 the following words are aritcle(the), proun(that,he ) more example except: collocate tokens:181 cluster tokens: 341 the following words: preposition(for, in, to), proun(one), aritcle(the, a) more example --according to BNC frequency:except is used more than besides. except:102.72/1 million words besides:25/1 million words Spoken or Written:besides No. of hits(76/2,382) except No. of hits(628/9,471) Derived text type:Fiction and verse is the most frequent derivation text type of both two words;besides is used least in the other spoken material,while except is used least in Newspapers text type. text domain: imaginative prose is the most frequent text domain of both two words. other aspect sentence example:besides is more followed by the clause leaded by the pronoun which; while except is followed by preposition phrase. besides:1)used to add another reason or sth. else mentioned; 2)generally followed by aritcle(the), proun(that,he ); except: 1)used to introduce the only thing or situation not included 2) generally followed by preposition(for, in, to), proun(one), aritcle(the, a) 3)except is used more than besides 4)except used more frequent in written than besides, less frequent in spoken 5)besides is used least in the ot