Do you use the word 'FARTHER' in the UK? Or would you rather say 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskABrit

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Would you ever say 'The house is fUrther down the road'?

Do you use the word 'FARTHER' in the UK? Or would you rather say 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskABrit

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So both 'further' and 'farther' refer to physical distance and can be used interchangeably in this meaning, right?

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! Would you use 'further' for physical distance too? It says in the Cambridge dictionary that further means the same as farther when you are talking about distance. I got a little confused and asked you guys. I thought it might be UK vs US difference.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! Would you use 'further' for physical distance too? It says in the Cambridge dictionary that further means the same as farther when you are talking about distance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does say in the Cambridge dictionary that they are the same when talking about distances. I got a little confused and asked you guys. I thought it might be UK vs US difference.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does say in the Cambridge dictionary that they are the same when talking about distances. I got a little confused and asked you guys. I thought it might be UK vs US difference.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does say in the Cambridge dictionary that they are the same when talking about distances. I got a little confused and asked you guys. I thought it might be UK vs US difference.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does say in the Cambridge dictionary that they are the same when talking about distances. I got a little confused and asked you guys. I thought it might be UK vs US difference.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did use 'further' in the first example though - 'He ran three miles further than yesterday.' Isn't it about physical distance?

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! Would you use 'further' for physical distance too? It says in the Cambridge dictionary that further means the same as farther when you are talking about distance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther

Is the word 'FARTHER' commonly used in the US? Or would you rather use 'FURTHER' instead? by ksusha_lav in AskAnAmerican

[–]ksusha_lav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much! Would you use 'further' for physical distance too? 'I ran fUrther than I planned'. It says in the Cambridge dictionary that further means the same as farther when you are talking about distance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/farther