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Old 01-16-2010, 11:16 AM
Rob D. Rob D. is offline
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Originally Posted by barrysloate View Post
Frank- to me "further" and "farther" are interchangeable, but I believe there is a nuance between them. If you know please share.
They're not interchangeable. Well, at least they're not meant to be.

Farther should be used for physical distance and further for metaphorical or figurative distance.

Last edited by Rob D.; 01-16-2010 at 11:18 AM.
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