{"id":91,"date":"2008-07-18T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:24:51","slug":"farther-vs-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/definitions\/farther-vs-further\/","title":{"rendered":"Farther<\/em> vs. Further<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you wondered whether there is a right way and a wrong way to use the words farther<\/em> and further<\/em>? The different uses of the two words can be subtle. Let’s have a closer look.<\/p>\n

Farther:<\/strong> Refers to physical distance only.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\nWe had to walk farther than the map indicated.<\/p>\n

Reno is farther from San Francisco than from Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Further:<\/strong>
\n1. Moreover; in addition; to a greater extent.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\nWe need to discuss this further.<\/p>\n

Nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n

2. May be used for physical distance although farther is preferred.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong>
\nWe had to drive further.<\/p>\n

3. To help forward, advance, or promote a work, undertaking, cause, etc.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong>
\nElisa had more desire to further her own interests than to further the mission of the organization.<\/p>\n

Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose the correct word in each sentence. Scroll down to view answers.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. The mountain peak was farther\/further away than she expected.<\/p>\n

2. Farther\/Further negotiations should help the two sides reach an agreement.<\/p>\n

3. I agree with the addition to the project as long as there are no farther\/further delays.<\/p>\n

4. I refuse to walk one step farther\/further.<\/p>\n

5. The purpose of the United Nations is to farther\/further the cause of world peace.<\/p>\n

Pop Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The mountain peak was farther away than she expected. -OR- The mountain peak was further away than she expected. (Either farther or further is correct but farther is preferred.)<\/p>\n

2. Further negotiations should help the two sides reach an agreement.<\/p>\n

3. I agree with the addition to the project as long as there are no further delays.<\/p>\n

4. I refuse to walk one step farther. -OR- I refuse to walk one step further. (Either farther or further is correct but farther is preferred.)<\/p>\n

5. The purpose of the United Nations is to further the cause of world peace.<\/p>\n

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Have you wondered whether there is a right way and a wrong way to use the words farther and further? The different uses of the two words can be subtle. Let’s have a closer look. Farther: Refers to physical distance only. Examples: We had to walk farther than the map indicated. Reno is farther from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-definitions"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}