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Stephenlearner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

a little further / further up

Hi,
Please have a look at these two groups of sentences. A was asking B to walk up.

A: Walk up.
(B walked up.)
A: Walk a little further.

A: Walk up.
(B walked up.)
A: Walk further up.

Does the former further mean the same as the latter further? I think not.
I think we can say "walk a little further / farther", but I don't think we can say "walk farther up".
The first further is the comparative form of "far", meaning "more far", but the second further is not.

What do you think?
  

Top answer

What does 'walk up' mean? stephenlearner Does the former further mean the same as the latter further? Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • What does 'walk up' mean?
  • stephenlearner Does the former further mean the same as the latter further?
  • Yes.
  • stephenlearner I think we can say "walk a little further/farther", but I don't think we can say "walk farther up".
  • even if I don't know what you mean by the phrase.
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What does 'walk up' mean?
stephenlearnerDoes the former further mean the same as the latter further?
Yes.
stephenlearnerI think we can say "walk a little further/farther", but I don't think we can say "walk farther up".
Yes, you can...even if I don't know what you mean by the phrase.
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Thank you for the answer.
By "walk up", I mean "walk up" literally. For instance, I walk up a hill, or stairs.
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stephenlearnerBy "walk up", I mean "walk up" literally. For instance, I walk up a hill, or stairs.
Then I suggest that you complete that prepositional phrase in your dialogues.
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Thank you again.

Can we really say "walk farther up"? I thought it was wrong to say it.

Let me give another context:

I was hanging a picture on the wall. I asked somebody to see if it was OK. He said, "hang it further up".
Is it right to say "hang it farther up"?
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For those who still think that there should be a differentiation between 'further' and 'farther', 'farther' applies to physical distance (farther up the wall, farther down the road) and 'further' applies to metaphorical distances (further in my career, further into my depression).
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Mister MicawberFor those who still think that there should be a differentiation between 'further' and 'farther', 'farther' applies to physical distance (farther up the wall, farther down the road)
So in hang it farther up the wall, farther is an adverb and up is a preposition; farthers modifies the verb hang, not the preposition up.

Can you l
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stephenlearnerSo in hang it farther up the wall, farther is an adverb and up is a preposition; farthers modifies the verb hang, not the preposition up.
stephenlearnerwhich does farther modify? Move or apart?
This case is the same as "hang it father up the wall", "father" here modifies the
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