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orzel-w
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| orzel-w wrote: | | However, I see that the guardians of proper English usage have thrown the game and allowed it. |
| Robert (Butch) Day wrote: | According to Wikitionary
At greater distance in space or time; farther. Washington DC is further from Europe than New York. |
See what I mean?
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orzel-w
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Randy wrote: | I traveled further and further until I ended up farther from my home than I had ever been before.
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I traveled farther and farther until I ended up further from my home then I had ever been before.
I see nothing wrong with using either. |
Maybe it's just memories of my mother mimicking a Missouri accent when I hear "further" being substituted for "farther".
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scotpens
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Randy wrote: | I traveled further and further until I ended up farther from my home than I had ever been before.
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I traveled farther and farther until I ended up further from my home then I had ever been before.
I see nothing wrong with using either. |
Is that "ee-ther" or "eye-ther"? |
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orzel-w
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orzel-w
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Let's try this with a line from Child 44:
"You are to collect further information."
"You are to collect farther information."
I guess it's a one-way street.
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Brent Gair
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The misused word that drives me batty is "simplistic".
The next time I hear somebody use "simplistic" as a synonym for "simple", I'm going to take a 2x4 spiked with rusty nails and beat them. Then I'll wait for tetanus to set in so that they can die a slow and well-deserved death. |
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Pye-Rate
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The rusty nail hurt less than the shot. Last time I walked into the house and told the wife my foot hurt. The 2X4 was still attached and the nail sticking out the top of my foot.
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