01) don't say besides
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Besides, dual-core processors aren’t even faster for
single-threaded processes.
Instead of:
Furthermore, dual-core processors aren’t even faster for
single-threaded processes.
Write:
“Besides” is informal English.
Besides his deaf aunt, there was no one in the house to
hear the awful sound of his violin.
Instead of:
Aside from his deaf aunt, there was no one in the house
to hear the awful sound of his violin.
Write:
“Besides” is informal English.
Hans Anderson 2007-Present: Lecturer at FPT Greenwich
Programmes, FPT University. 2007: M.S., Computational Mathematics,
University of Minnesota 2001: B.A., Computer Science, Gustavus
Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN