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700 times further => isn't it farther rather than further? Non native english speaker here, but last I checked further was a metaphorical distance, when farthe
by alex_duf 1y ago
700 times further => isn't it farther rather than further?
Non native english speaker here, but last I checked further was a metaphorical distance, when farther was a literal distance. You can push a concept further, but you walk farther right? Or did I miss something?
- dmos62 1y agoIf these words have identical etymology (do they?), then the distinction adds no value, in my eyes.
- williamdclt 1y agoYou’re right in theory, but in practice further is used a lot for literal distance. I don’t think I ever hear farther used at all actually
- iamthemonster 1y agoYou speak English too well - you have surpassed English speakers. None of us know the difference between further and further.
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- YeGoblynQueenne 1y agoThey're the same :P
- stevula 1y agoThis is, I think, a learned distinction and not universally observed. I only learned this distinction in university.