Farther or Further?
Posted: May 24th, 2012 | Author: mariebuckley | Filed under: Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage | Tags: legal writing, legal writing coach, legal writing techniques, legal writing training, worrisome words | No Comments »Farther refers to physical distance. (Remember that far suggests distance.)
- I will not carry this trial bag any farther!
Further refers to extent or an abstract idea.
- I won’t discuss it any further.
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