further is used in conjuction with the word "more", meaning exactly that...more. Farther is a function of distance. Examples: I want to further my career. How much farther do I need to run to get to the finish line. The farther I ...
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Farther is used to indicate physical distance (Ex: Is it much farther to the hotel?) Further is used to refer to additional time (Ex: Your mother does not want to talk about this any further.)
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Unlike further/farther, nothing is immediately obvious from this data regarding the relative usage of lie and lay. However, a geographic difference is visible: Oz News has a pattern very different from ... As with the choice between further/farther, this can be interpreted as a natural tendency inserting itself on the fly.
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Do you have questions about word histories or other philological concerns? Ask us. ... What is the difference between further and farther? ... The most interesting piece in all this is that the distinction described above between further and farther is quite recent. They both derive from the same word.
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Hi, Is there any difference between further and farther or do they mean exectly the same thing? Is it an American English/British English thing? Thanks! ... further, farther gjo123 Ask a Teacher 5 23-Oct-2005 04:54...
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For more on how to use some of these see the Common Mistakes section on good/well and bad/badly. Also see Common Mistakes section for the difference between further and farther and between littlest and least.
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Strunk's Manual of Style Wondering if you're using words correctly? Do you know the difference between farther and further? Is "irregardless" a word? Find out here!
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Since "further" in your example is virtually synonymous with "furthermore," a better example of "further" would be something like "They are further along in their thinking about this issue than we are." I like to distinguish between physical distance and mental distance when teaching the difference between these two words.
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Further and farther are often used interchangeably, although they actually have slightly different meanings. ... To say, "The smell of rotten eggs is nauseating" would be as correct as saying, "The smell of rotten eggs is nauseous." The real confusion, however, lies in the difference between nauseous and nauseated.
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