down further/farther - straight on/ahead

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

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milan2003_07 said:

Please help mу with my question

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

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

milan2003_07 said:

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.

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"Further down/along the corridor".

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

Dear friends,

Please help me with my question

milan2003_07 said:

Please help me with my question

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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.

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.

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

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.

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!!!

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