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Oh, finally, I have a definitive reference. George Banks says, “Madam, that is entirely beside the point!”

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Mar 6 '18, 20:54

Not “besides”. Never “besides”.

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Disagreed. Besides is apart from. Beside is next to. -- nm - Spawn Mar 6, 20:57 4
- If that were the case ‘beside the point’ would mean relevant. I mean, it’s right there, next to the point! -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 21:51 1
  - But if you're getting to the point, anything that's not the point is beside the point. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 21:53
- Then why isn’t it besides the point? -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 20:58 1
  - The point is moo. It’s like a cow’s point. It doesn’t matter. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 21:07

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