[stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

yes,
please do.  I'm sure that is in elements of style.

some research yielded:
http://www.ask.com/web?q=Furthest+or+Farthest&qsrc=6&o=10601

farthest usually refers to distance, time, elements in a measured or 
finite sense.

furthest  refers to degree, abstractions, imprecise comparisons.

you're right Barbara, thank you.  so that would be the farthest swim 
anyone has made.  and this might be the furthest anyone has gotten 
with that mapquest for humor and fun.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 10:13 PM 2/12/2009, you wrote:
>No, it is the farthest.  It's talking about distance.  Earth is far 
>from the sun.  Jupiter is farther away and Neptune is now the 
>farthest planet from the sun.
>I went far enough in college to get a B.A.  I could have gone 
>further but it was the furthest I wanted to go.
>If anyone has the Elements Of Style book, it answers that 
>question.  If I don't see anyone refer to it before tomorrow 
>morning, I'll look it up and write what it says.
>Barbara
>
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>>or, would that be the furthest swim anyone had done?
>>
>>I must confess, I am still further confused how to tell especially 
>>farthest and furthest.
>>thanks for the comments John Lori and Barbara.
>>
>>jc
>>
>>Jim Canaday M.A.
>>Lawrence, KS
>>
>>At 09:26 PM 2/12/2009, you wrote:
>>>And that would be the farthest swim anyone has ever done.
>>>Barbara
>>>
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>>>From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:01 PM
>>>To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest
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>>>>Quite right.   Though one of the mapquest maps tells you to swim 
>>>>the Atlantic
>>>>to get to England.   I coldn't believe it when I saw it!
>>>>Lori
>>>>In a message dated 2/12/09 3:45:31 AM, johnlee at clarktouch.com writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>If you walk east from
>>>>>NFB headquarters, can you walk farther than twenty miles? No, you can't,
>>>>>because you can't walk on the Atlantic Ocean!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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