Monday, August 16, 2010

Grammar Rules: Farther vs Further

At last! One of my favorite rules! :-) Farther vs Further.

Farther refers to distance. (Physical)

Examples:
I ran farther than you!
He can throw much farther this year.
When will we move farther away?

Further refers to extent or degree. (Not physical)

Examples:
They discussed the topic much further than was appropriate.
The store's manager pushed the goals further than usual.
No further mention is necessary.

Authors/writers: Are you on my list of authors yet?

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the clarification on that. It's so tricky sometimes.

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  2. Thanks, I've rewritten things to stay away from them.

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  3. Some, like Tolkien, refuse to use 'farther'. They just use 'further' in all cases.

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  4. If "farther" sounds right, there's no reason to use "further." "I'm farther along in my studies than I expected to be at this time." "I'll speak further on the matter next week."

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