Correctness of “alongside” vs “along with” for a dictionary search.
When is there a good reason to want “along with” to over “alongside”?
Jane and Simon, alongside Sam and
Diane ,
cordially invite you, that
it should be “along with”. I thought these two phrases were interchangeable, and under the intentions of our copy (whimsical but adhering to standards) “alongside” seemed preferable.
Which will be the best fit for me under what circumstances or both?
Is this a question about the convention of wedding in the US?
Please don’t even think about “along” anything. If you were a English speaker, only in English, would it bother you? Any specific Answer for what you asked will leave many other questions unanswered with, to the extent you care, the possibility of spoiling your celebration.
When it matters in English Britain wedding invitations either come exclusively from the bride’s parents or are seen as innovations, relatively straightforward; quite possibly deviant.
How many “How to…” books in shops, let alone WWW pages through your Google search, will explain why that’s so, among hundreds of other things about weddings. Why have wedding books ever made so much money, that they can easily be marketed as being marketing too?
What is that point? You need to talk in huge detail to half a dozen or more suppliers of all the goods that you might need for your wedding including printers who, please remember, will be handling you orders of service and other stationery.
Printers who can guide you through the common pitfalls in terms you make sense might be right for you. Unforgiven, Those who can’t, or willn’t, aren’t. How much per file may I spend on a commercial printer or overpay for a printer?
Alongside implies a physical location. Where is right next to to. ”
1 : along the side : in parallel position
2 : at the side : close by a guard with a prisoner alongside
Along with means in conjunction with, or part of a group.
1: in addition to (something or someone) a plane carrying heavy radar equipment along with full fuel tanks 30
: together with (something or someone) A bill came along with the merchandise. He worked along with several colleagues to finish on time.
In the example of the wedding invitation, in order for four people to have been alongside each other, they would have to be physically huddled in a group, almost touching each other, when writing the invitation…