furthest or farthest

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About soccerThat's the furthest/farthest I've ever scored. Thanks

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

Since there is no distance involved, I would not use either of those:
That's the highest I've ever scored.

Anonymous · Answer

Is this correct?
That's the furthest/farthest I've ever scored from.

Thank you

Doctor D · Answer

Are you taking about distance from goal line here? Then, yes, add "distance" and you can use that wording.

That's the farthest distance I've ever scored from.

However, you could also say
That's the greatest distance I've ever scored from.

Anonymous · Answer

Why do I have to put in 'distance' in 'That's the farthest I've ever scored from' would one not say 'I've scored from this far before' or would you say 'I've scored from this far a distance before'?

Can you tell me if 'farther' 'further' 'furthest' farthest' is correct or not in this context please? How would you phrase all of these please?
The expiration date is too close. (is this natural?)

Buy the product with the furthest/latest expiration date not the closest/nearest.

How close to the expiration date is too close.

Isn't there another one with a farther expiration date? This one is too close.

Isn't there another one with a closer/shorter expiration date? I don't need one that expires in 2 months as I will be eating it tonight.

Is this natural? How do people say this?

I try not to take anything with short/close expiration dates.

Are these both correct and natural?
She became famous overnight.
She became famous from one day to the next.

Thank you

Doctor D · Answer

I put in "distance" because I like to be absolutely clear. Because "farthest" is a adjective, it is nice to include the noun it is modifying. But most people would understand that the missing word is "distance."

Your other questions:

Can you tell me if 'farther' 'further' 'furthest' farthest' is correct or not in this context please? How would you phrase all of these please?
The expiration date is too close. (is this natural?)
This is okay.

Buy the product with the furthest/latest expiration date not the closest/nearest.
Buy the product which has the latest expiration date. [The comparison is assumed]

How close to the expiration date is too close. [Okay with question mark]

Isn't there another one with a farther expiration date? This one is too close.
I would use "later" since we are dealing with time, not distance.

Isn't there another one with a closer/shorter expiration date? I don't need one that expires in 2 months as I will be eating it tonight.
Either say "closer expiration date" or "shorter expiration" ("period" being understood).

Is this natural? How do people say this?

I try not to take anything with short/close expiration dates.
They may say "short," but it is not correct because dates are not long or short, they are near or far. What are long or short are periods of time. Perhaps: I try not to take anything whose expiration date is almost here.

Are these both correct and natural?
She became famous overnight. [This is commonly said]
She became famous from one day to the next. [This is not]

Anonymous · Answer

What about : I try not to take anything with near/far expiration dates.

Is this unnatural or incorrect?
She became famous from one day to the next.
Would it ever be natural to use : from one day to the next ?
Could you tell me if true thoughts and hiding thoughts is correct?
He was so bored at the party you could tell on his face he wanted to leave. I told him to smile so that people don't see his true thoughts. He has a hard time hiding his thoughts. If he is bored you'll see it on his face.

thank you for help

Doctor D · Answer

Here are my suggestions:

What about : I try not to take anything with near/far expiration dates.
"Near" would be understood, "far" probably not. "Distant" would be the opposite, I think.

Is this unnatural or incorrect?
She became famous from one day to the next.
Would it ever be natural to use : from one day to the next ?
A common expression would be: He lives from one day to the next. Meaning, either that he has no thought for the future OR that he does not have the resources to provide for himself.

Could you tell me if true thoughts and hiding thoughts is correct?
He was so bored at the party you could tell on his face he wanted to leave. I told him to smile so that people don't see his true thoughts. He has a hard time hiding his thoughts. If he is bored you'll see it on his face.
Yes, "true thoughts" and "hiding thoughts" is correctly expressed. "True feelings" might be the more common expression. However, I would make a couple of small corrections. Say "you could tell by his face" not "on his face." The fuller expression would be "by looking at his face." Also, put a comma here: "If he is bored, you'll..."

Anonymous · Answer

Farther is used in the US, while further is the word in the UK http://grammarist.com/usage/farther-further/

Soccer is used in the US, while football is the word in the UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football#Etymology_and_names

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