[stylist] Confusing words

Fri Feb 13 05:48:51 UTC 2009

Angela,
yes, Barbara did a good job.

it doesn't help that they practically sound alike.
Accept: to recieve, welcome, greet.

except, exclusion, without.

english is said to be the hardest language in the world for nonnative 
speakers to learn.

jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 10:41 PM 2/12/2009, you wrote:
>OK, here's one; except and accept. I mess it up all the time.
>
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest
>
>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
> >
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------
> >From: "James Canaday M.A.  N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:52 PM
> >To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> >Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest
> >
> >>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
> >>>
> >>>--------------------------------------------------
> >>>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
> >>>
> >>>>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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