farther/further

There is no logical reason two separate words here when one will suffice.  They could be used interchangeably without any possibility of misunderstanding.  The meaning of further is never anything but a metaphorical use of farther.
blankfist says...

I'm too lazy to do a google search now, but, if memory serves, one denotes a measurable distance and the other a figurative distance. So, he walked farther than any other man. He wouldn't take the argument any further. I believe that's correct.

jwray says...

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Same could be said for yams and sweet potatoes, yet they are from two separate plants


Yes, but the difference is that words are interchangeable, while there are grammar rules for farther and further. I wouldn't mind if people used further exclusively though, because "he walked further" sounds OK but "farthermore" sounds terrible.

dystopianfuturetoday says...

>> ^jwray:
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Same could be said for yams and sweet potatoes, yet they are from two separate plants

Yes, but the difference is that words are interchangeable, while there are grammar rules for farther and further. I wouldn't mind if people used further exclusively though, because "he walked further" sounds OK but "farthermore" sounds terrible.


I wuz being stoopid.

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