【问】Aside from being fun and good exercise，swimming is a very useful skill.aside from与apart from有无区别?

【答】 aside from与apart from的意义和用法完全相同，只是前者为美国英语。在美国英语里两者是可以互换的。

The worst period of my life， was when I was out of work.(CGEL)

除战争时期外，我生活中最糟的时期就是我失业的时候。