http://www.grammarerrors.com/word-choice/furtherfarther/ Common usage errors in English Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.grammarerrors.com/word-choice/furtherfarther/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Gerry Puchalski Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:47:44 +0000 http://www.grammarerrors.com/wordpress/?p=30#comment-61 The same distinction holds true when used as an adjective. "I live in the farther city." "Nothing could be further from the truth." As far as I know, only further can be used as a verb. You can "further your education", but you can't "farther your trash from the house to the curb". The same distinction holds true when used as an adjective.
“I live in the farther city.”
“Nothing could be further from the truth.”
As far as I know, only further can be used as a verb.
You can “further your education”, but you can’t “farther your trash from the house to the curb”.

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