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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Further and farther

Difference between further and farther.

I can't go any further. Or

I can't go any farther.

I'm afraid the project won't go any further. Or

I'm afraid the project won't go any farther.

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Strict grammarians require farther for physical distances and further for metaphorical ones. Usage, however shows that the words have crept considerably into each other's precinct, with further making the most headway.

— Mister Micawber

  • Strict grammarians require farther for physical distances and further for metaphorical ones.
  • Usage, however shows that the words have crept considerably into each other's precinct, with further making the most headway.
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Strict grammarians require farther for physical distances and further for metaphorical ones. Usage, however shows that the words have crept considerably into each other's precinct, with further making the most headway.
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