down further/farther - straight on/ahead

[milan2003_07]

Hello everyone,

Imagine we were walking along a gallery and stopped in one of the rooms. Let this room be the one where you can see paintings by Russian artists. The next room in the gallery has paintings by German artists and someone has asked you where this room with the German paintings is located. You say:

It's down further
It's down farther
It's straight on
It's straight ahead
It's farther/further

Which options are the best? I'd prefere #1 or #2, but I'm not really sure

Thanks

 

[milan2003_07]

Please help mу with my question

 

[bhaisahab]

Please help mу with my question

The simple and natural answer would be "It's the next one".

 

[milan2003_07]

OK. What about the suggested options? Which ones CAN be used instead of

"It's the next one"?

Maybe the German paintings aren't in the next room but just a bit further down the gallery. In this case we can't say "It's the next one", but we can just indicate the way.

Thanks​

 

[bhaisahab]

OK. What about the suggested options? Which ones CAN be used instead of

"It's the next one"?

Maybe the German paintings aren't in the next room but just a bit further down the gallery. In this case we can't say "It's the next one", but we can just indicate the way.

Thanks​

"Further down/along the corridor".

 

[5jj]

Please don't bump your question after only 35 minutes.

 

[milan2003_07]

Dear friends,

I have one more question about the usage of "down further". If I'm standing in the middle of a street or somewhere else what will it mean if I say "We need to go down further" and "We need to go up further". I think there are synonyms like "We need to go up the street" and "We need to go down the street". What do these sentences mean and how are they used?

Thanks​

 

[milan2003_07]

Please help me with my question

 

[5jj]

Please help me with my question

No. I won't.

Like most of the people who give up some of their free time to respond to questions in this forum, I react unfavourably to impatience.

 

[milan2003_07]

Dear friends,

I have one more question about the usage of "down further". If I'm standing in the middle of a street or somewhere else what will it mean if I say "We need to go down further" and "We need to go up further". I think there are synonyms like "We need to go up the street" and "We need to go down the street". What do these sentences mean and how are they used?

Thanks​

 

[Barb_D]

There's no real difference, unless the street is on a hill. If you've been traveling in one direction, then "down the street a little further" usually means to continue in the direction you've been going. But honestly, they are interchangeable in many contexts.

 

[milan2003_07]

Thanks!!! I've got a reply at last!!!

 

[Barb_D]

You've been asked several times to tone down your impatience. My appreciation for your thanks is greatly tempered by your use of "at last."

We are all volunteers. We answer questions that seem earnest, polite, and within our scope of interest and expertise.

I appreciate your enthusiasm for learning, but please respect that we do this because we want to, not because we have any obligation to do so.

 

[milan2003_07]

I know all this. Saying "at last" I didn't mean that anyone was obliged to respond. I just meant that I had been waiting for a long time and thought that no one would answer at all. No offence, of course. I've already promised that I'll be patient and I will be patient.

Thanks a lot!!!

Best