The apprentice
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Dear teachers and members
Although is clearly known that FARTHER is used with a physical measurable distance and FURTHER with an imaginary or figurative one (unmeasurable), I ask for your assistance and insight in clearing up my doubt.
If either a distance is measurable but unknown or an uncountable noun is being used, might FURTHER be used rather than FARTHER? Must FARTHER be used or both might be used?
1) How much further do we have to go? (how much miles [unknown but measurable]).
It's just a mile farther.
2) She moved further back (she moved two, three or four feet back [unknown but measurable]).
3) We had to drive further (uncountable noun TIME but measurable [minute, hour, day, etc.]).
4) This plan requires further time.
OTHER EXAMPLES:
a) Boston is farther than New York City (supposing I live in Miami, Florida [known]).
b) She lives farther than the office (I know where she lives and where the office is [known]).
c) He ran two miles farther than me (known).
Although is clearly known that FARTHER is used with a physical measurable distance and FURTHER with an imaginary or figurative one (unmeasurable), I ask for your assistance and insight in clearing up my doubt.
If either a distance is measurable but unknown or an uncountable noun is being used, might FURTHER be used rather than FARTHER? Must FARTHER be used or both might be used?
1) How much further do we have to go? (how much miles [unknown but measurable]).
It's just a mile farther.
2) She moved further back (she moved two, three or four feet back [unknown but measurable]).
3) We had to drive further (uncountable noun TIME but measurable [minute, hour, day, etc.]).
4) This plan requires further time.
OTHER EXAMPLES:
a) Boston is farther than New York City (supposing I live in Miami, Florida [known]).
b) She lives farther than the office (I know where she lives and where the office is [known]).
c) He ran two miles farther than me (known).
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