Comments on: Farther, Further: What’s the Difference? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: AnWulf http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-391770 AnWulf Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/#comment-391770 That should be "There ya go!" I shouldn't type on an empty stomach ... That should be “There ya go!”

I shouldn’t type on an empty stomach …

]]> By: AnWulf http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-391769 AnWulf Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:16:51 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/#comment-391769 I'll have to disagree with Etymology Online ... It's a great site but there are errors ... or at least shades of gray. He says that it is a variant of further ... MAYBE! He also also says that it replaced ferrer as the comparative for far ... There ya so! Further didn't derive from far ... Soooo, I agree with Sandeep ... If I can get there on my feet, it's farther. FURTHERMORE, if I get there with my mind, it's further. I’ll have to disagree with Etymology Online … It’s a great site but there are errors … or at least shades of gray. He says that it is a variant of further … MAYBE! He also also says that it replaced ferrer as the comparative for far … There ya so!

Further didn’t derive from far …

Soooo, I agree with Sandeep … If I can get there on my feet, it’s farther. FURTHERMORE, if I get there with my mind, it’s further.

]]> By: Snugglewaffle http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-389685 Snugglewaffle Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:48:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/#comment-389685 Is it "the gerbil couldn't go any further up my bum" or "the gerbil couldn't go any farther up my bum" when talking about gerbil activities? Is it “the gerbil couldn’t go any further up my bum” or “the gerbil couldn’t go any farther up my bum” when talking about gerbil activities?

]]> By: John http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-353537 John Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:05 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/#comment-353537 As my 9-year-old son pointed out to his teacher, the spelling is also different. One word starts with "fart". As my 9-year-old son pointed out to his teacher, the spelling is also different. One word starts with “fart”.

]]> By: Daisy http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-352979 Daisy Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/farther-further-whats-the-difference/#comment-352979 So... I’m too tired to walk any farther/further. He refused to continue his speech any farther. Is this okay? So…

I’m too tired to walk any farther/further.

He refused to continue his speech any farther. Is this okay?

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