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Toni Prasetyo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Further and farther usage?

hello guys, i wanna ask about the differences between further and farther?and how we use it in a daily life. thanks
  

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Hello, Toni - and welcome to English Forums. In grammar books, 'further' is used for extent or mental distance ('He writes further that man is just an animal') while 'farther' is used for physical distance ('My arm can reach farther than yours'). In real life, 'further' is taking over for 'farther' for physical distance and in another 200 years or so, maybe 'farther' will have become archaic.

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  • Hello, Toni - and welcome to English Forums.
  • In grammar books, 'further' is used for extent or mental distance ('He writes further that man is just an animal') while 'farther' is used for physical distance ('My arm can reach farther than yours').
  • In real life, 'further' is taking over for 'farther' for physical distance and in another 200 years or so, maybe 'farther' will have become archaic.
  • Also, please note that 'wanna' is not a word; it is merely a transcription of 'want to' as pronounced by some speakers in dialog.
  • It is not used in any other writing.
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Hello, Toni - and welcome to English Forums.

In grammar books, 'further' is used for extent or mental distance ('He writes further that man is just an animal') while 'farther' is used for physical distance ('My arm can reach farther than yours').

In real life, 'further' is taking over for 'farther' for physical distance and in another 200 years or so, maybe 'farther' will have be
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