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Alongside implies a physical location. For instance, "right next to." ... Along with means in conjunction with, or part of a group. ... 2 : together ... EnglishLanguage&UsageStackExchangeisaquestionandanswersiteforlinguists,etymologists,andseriousEnglishlanguageenthusiasts.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Collaborateandshareknowledgewithaprivategroup. CreateafreeTeam WhatisTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore Correctnessof"alongside"vs"alongwith" AskQuestion Asked 3years,5monthsago Active 3years,5monthsago Viewed 10ktimes 3 1 Whenistherereasontoprefer"alongwith"over"alongside",orviceversa? Receivedfeedback,reaweddinginvite: JaneandSimon, alongsideSamandDiane[i.e.Jane'sparents], cordiallyinviteyou... thatitshouldbe"alongwith".Ithoughtthesetwophraseswereinterchangeable,andundertheintentionsofourcopy(whimsicalbutadheringtostandards)"alongside"seemedpreferable. I'dliketounderstandunderwhatcircumstanceseitherchoiceisabetterfit,andifmycorrespondent'sadviceiscorrect,howstrictlyitoughttobefollowed. Ifithelps,myfiancéeandIareAmericanandeverythingistakingplaceintheUS.Alsothequestionisnotaboutconventionalweddingpractices(thatprobablydoesn'tbelonghereatall),onlythewordusage. word-choiceusage Share Improvethisquestion Follow editedJun14'18at2:25 jsharp askedJun13'18at16:48 jsharpjsharp 14011silverbadge77bronzebadges 2 Ipersonallywouldjustusewith,especiallyifSamisshellingoutfortheweddingandyou'renotmentioningthegroom'sparents. – KarlG Jun13'18at16:57 IfyouinsistonPostingthathereratherthan,forinstance,atEnglishLanguageLearnerscouldyouatleastPosttheoriginalwording,insteadofsomeone'stranslation?Youarearenotseriouslysuggestinganyonesentaninvitationwithyourwording,areyou?JaneandSimon,alongsideSamandDiane[i.e.Jane'sparents],cordiallyinviteyou... – RobbieGoodwin Oct1'20at21:20 Addacomment  |  2Answers 2 Active Oldest Votes 5 Alongsideimpliesaphysicallocation.Forinstance,"rightnextto." 1:alongtheside:inparallelposition 2:attheside:closeby·aguardwithaprisoneralongside Alongwithmeansinconjunctionwith,orpartofagroup. 1:inadditionto(somethingorsomeone)·aplanecarryingheavyradarequipmentalongwithfullfueltanks 2:togetherwith(somethingorsomeone)·Abillcamealongwiththemerchandise.·Heworkedalongwithseveralcolleaguestofinishontime. Intheexampleoftheweddinginvitation,inorderforfourpeopletohavebeenalongsideeachother,theywouldhavetohavebeenphysicallyhuddledinagroup,almosttouchingeachother,whenwritingtheinvitation . . . Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedJun15'20at7:40 CommunityBot 1 answeredJun13'18at17:04 JasonBassfordJasonBassford 37.1k55goldbadges4949silverbadges8888bronzebadges Addacomment  |  -4 Pleasedon'teventhinkabout"along…"anything.Allyou'dachievewouldbetobrandyourselfaforeignspeakerstruggling.AnyspecificAnswertowhatyouactuallyaskedwillleavemanyotherquestions-quitepossiblydozens-unansweredwith,totheextendyoucare,thepossibilityofspoilingyourcelebration. WhenitmattersinEnglishBritainweddinginvitationseithercomeexclusivelyfromthebride'sparentsorareseenasinnovations,prollywhacky;quitepossiblydeviant. Many"Howto…"booksinshops,letaloneWWWpagesthroughyoursearchengineofchoice,willexplainwhythat'sso,amonghundredsofotherthingsaboutweddings.Whywouldsuchbooksexist,letalonemakeprofits,butthatweddingsarevery,verymuchdifficultthanmostbrides-or-grooms-to-beeverimagine? Therealpointisitcan'tmatterwhatanyoneherecontributes.Youneedtospeakinhugedetailtohalfadozenormoresuppliersofallthegoodsorservicesyoumightneedforyourweddingincludingprinterswho,pleaseremember,willprollyalsobehandlingyouordersofserviceandotherstationery. Printerswhocanguideyouthroughthecommonpitfallsintermsthatmakesensetoyoumightberightforyou.Thosewhocan'torwon't,aren't.Thesameistruewhetheryou'reactuallylookingtopayacommercialprinter,orlistentoafewfriendsbeforeprintingeverythingyourself. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJun14'18at0:08 RobbieGoodwinRobbieGoodwin 2,21411goldbadge88silverbadges1717bronzebadges 3 thanksforyourattentionhere.I'meditingthequestiontoreflectthatweandtheweddingareAmerican. – jsharp Jun14'18at2:01 GoodforyouandcanyouexplainthreeorfourdifferencesbetweenAmericanandanyotherEnglishweddingprotocol?Threeortwo,perhaps? – RobbieGoodwin Jun22'18at18:30 1 forwhatit'sworth,theinvitationissuedbythosetobewedishardlydeviantinmyexperience,leadingmetothinkthestricturesaremoreforgivingatleastinmysocialcirclethanyouranswerwouldsuggest.thanksagainforyourtime.pleaseconsiderdialingbackyourtone,itreallymakesthisSEseemunwelcoming.I'msureyourintentionisonlytohelpandinformsoihopeyou'llacceptthefeedbackandadjustaccordingly. – jsharp Jun24'18at21:15 Addacomment  |  YourAnswer ThanksforcontributingananswertoEnglishLanguage&UsageStackExchange!Pleasebesuretoanswerthequestion.Providedetailsandshareyourresearch!Butavoid…Askingforhelp,clarification,orrespondingtootheranswers.Makingstatementsbasedonopinion;backthemupwithreferencesorpersonalexperience.Tolearnmore,seeourtipsonwritinggreatanswers. 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