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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

furthest apart

How could I phrase?
Which sentence is correct?
The 2 stations which are furthest apart from one another are ...
The 2 stations which are furthest from one another are...
The 2 stations which are furthest apart are...

This subway stop has 2 exit whereas/but the next one has 6 exits.

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The 2 stations which are furthest apart are...
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Wouldn't 'farthest' be correct in this context because we are talking about actual physical distance?
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Should 'one another' be replaced by 'each other' because we're talking about two stations?

The 2 stations which are furthest apart from one another are ...
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Also, I believe 'that' should replace 'which'.

The 2 stations which that are furthest apart from one another are ...
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Or this could work:

The two stations, which are farthest apart from one another, are ...
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Traditionally, each other refers to two people and one another refers to more than two people, but this distinction is disappearing in modern English.
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Yoong Liat, but this distinction is disappearing in modern English.
As is the one between 'furthest' and 'farthest':

Since the Middle English period many writers have used farther and further interchangeably. (Am Heritage Dict usage note).
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Which word do I use?

This subway stop has 2 exit whereas/but the next one has 6 exits.

Are these 2 sentences wrong?
The 2 stations which are furthest apart from one another are ...
The 2 stations which are furthest from one another are...
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