Further studies/to study further

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Hi,Is it ok to say "I want to study further" or "I'm planning /have plans for further studies" or"I'm planning to/have plans to study further".Thanks in advance

Philip · Accepted Answer

I want to study further

I'm planning / have plans...

.....to study further

All are fine.

Keenlearner · Answer

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Imantaghavi · Answer

Dear philip,

How about "farther"?

Is that also possible?

Thanks

Hrsanei · Answer

Hi Iman.

Yes, they are interchangeable.

As you might already know far has two comparatives and superlatives.

far-farther-the farthest

far-further-the furthest

But note that, when you are using farther to mean more, further is a better word and is used more widely in that context.

Ex. he is standing at the farther end of the kitchen(farther is a better word in this context when far acts as an antonym of near)

Ex. I cannot continue this job further(Further is a better word becase it means more here)

Kindly note , farther is used as an adjective in the first example and as an adverb in the second example.

I hope it helps

Imantaghavi · Answer

Dear hrsanei,

Thank you so much for your comprehensive answer.

Iman

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