Behind OR Beyond ...?

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Hi there,Can you please tell me which sentence is better to use .. and why ..- There must be a creative idea behind this suggestion- There must be a creative idea beyond this suggestionI want more explaination on these two words in addtion if you could .. Thank You In Advance ..

ScratchThat · Accepted Answer

The two sentences are mostly functionally similar, and I doubt that many native English speakers would be confused by either of them. That said, I would choose "behind", because I interpret the sentence to mean the following:

"There must be a creative idea hiding behind the suggestion."

or even,

"There must be a hidden creative idea driving this suggestion."

In this sense, "behind" implies something hidden behind something else, such as in, "the brick wall behind the facade". (If I may use a French word that has been appropriated by English.) "Behind" implies that you are facing something (thing A) which is also facing you, and there is something else (thing B) on the other side of the thing you are facing. "Thing B is hiding behind thing A."

"Beyond" implies a forward movement, and you must first get through something (thing A) to get to the other thing (thing B) that lies on the other side of it. "Thing B is beyond thing A, so we must first pass thing A to get to thing B"

The Graduate · Answer

Thank you so much ScratchThat for your help .. btw, I found your way of explaining that so easy to understand <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

La Rose · Answer

thx Scratch

u explain it skillfully

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