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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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further south vs southward

Which is correct?
Moscow is further south than St.Petersburg
Moscow is southward of St.Petersburg
Moscow is to the south of St.Petersburg

Is this correct
There is no city further south than this one.
There is no city more southward than this one.

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Anonymous Which is correct? Petersburg. Petersburg.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Which is correct?
  • Petersburg.
  • Petersburg.
  • There is no city farther south than this one.
  • '-ward', when it is used (which is rarely) is a suffix of movement, not location.
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AnonymousWhich is correct?
These are:

Moscow is farther south than St.Petersburg.
Moscow is to the south of St.Petersburg.
There is no city farther south than this one.

'-ward', when it is used (which is rarely) is a suffix of movement, not location.
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