the furthest

[fadysandy]

I've read this sentence in a grammar book.
'Outskirts are the parts of a city or town that are furthest from the center.'
Should I say 'the furthest':?:

 

[emsr2d2]

It is OK both with and without the article.

 

[Raymott]

We (Aussies) often say "furtherest" for "furthest". Maybe others do too. To me, it even sounds more natural.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/furtherest

 

[Rover_KE]

Anybody can edit Wiktionary. Why don't you go ahead and put 'Australia' before 'New Zealand'?;-)

 

[fadysandy]

Sorry, Rover_KE. I'm not a specialist in English Language. I a scholar. So, I don't know if my question is grammatically OK or Not.

 

[Rover_KE]

Sorry, Rover_KE. I'm not a specialist in the English language. I am a student, so I don't know if my question is grammatically OK or not.

ems answered your question in post #2.

 

[MikeNewYork]

In AmE, when it comes to physical distance, we tend to use "farther" and "farthest". We tend to use "further" and "furthest" for metaphorical distance. I have never heard the use of "furtherest".

 

[Tdol]

That distinction is less marked in BrE nowadays- some use it, but many just use further/furthest for everything.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I suspect we will get there.