aside vs by

aside

adv
  • To or on one side so as to be out of the way. 

noun
  • An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. 

  • A minor related mention, an afterthought. 

  • A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters. 

postp
  • aside from 

adj
  • Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body. 

by

adv
  • Aside, away. 

  • Along a path which runs past the speaker. 

  • To or at a place, as a residence or place of business. 

  • In the vicinity, near. 

prep
  • Following a passive verb. 

  • Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically) 

  • Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of. 

  • Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy 

  • Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of. 

  • Indicates a means of classification or organisation. 

  • At, with, among 

  • Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of. 

  • Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval). 

  • Near or next to. 

  • Following a noun. 

  • Following an adjective. 

  • In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another. 

  • Indicates an authority according to which something is done. 

  • per; with or in proportion to each. 

  • Indicates a referenced source: According to. 

  • Invokes an authority in an oath. 

  • Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something. 

  • From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past. 

adj
  • Out of the way, off to one side. 

  • Subsidiary, incidental. 

How often have the words aside and by occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )