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Definition
Farther
Expression of physical distance
Examples
The farther I go, the more I miss my home.
Further
An expression of figurative, metaphorical distance
Examples
His decision was further complicated by uncertainty about the future.
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about farther/further?
@sarahrattenborg: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@CivitaVeritas: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@jillixr: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@srhaught: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@DanDominowski: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@GraywolfPress: RT @Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@Mandford: If farther=space & further=time, you're too far away and too fur off.
@MilesCornell: RT @paige_meister: "I run through an unmoving crowd. The sands of time pass slowly as I drift, further into the past and farther from my destination."
@ChrisMiralla: @ischriswilliams listen to Mr. Carter "go further, go farther, go harder, is that not why we came? Cause if not then why bother." #beast
@paige_meister: "I run through an unmoving crowd. The sands of time pass slowly as I drift, further into the past and farther from my destination."
@_MissingLiam_: @professorgreen @gazweeks23 @ashogooner he's forever taking it farther and further
@yanabani: @englishjer what is difference between further and farther?
@oshocampbell: true RT: @_abisoye_: My brother all join “@oshocampbell: *farther RT: @_abisoye_: Y does cafe seem further than it is?……”
@_abisoye_: My brother all join “@oshocampbell: *farther RT: @_abisoye_: Y does cafe seem further than it is?……”
@oshocampbell: *farther RT: @_abisoye_: Y does cafe seem further than it is?……
@_syddinPretty: I sometimes have trouble with "farther" &' "further" .. so I wing it. *shrugs* lol
@CapnCrunchhhh: Go farther, go further, go harder, is that not why we came? If not then why bother?
@TNSPhoenix15: The further you run, the farther away your dreams get
@Lovely_mustache: @LoveBiebzStyle maybe go further when he goes farther of saying with his speech I say his speech was a great one 😌
@connie_noelle22: "The further you are from Jesus, the closer you think you are; the closer you are to Jesus, the farther you realize you are."