[stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest

[Barbara Hammel]

I've never heard of farthering.  I would be farthering my house from my 
neighborhood if I put it on a truck and drove it away.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "John Lee Clark" <johnlee at clarktouch.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:02 PM
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest

> Jim:
>
> Farthering is very, very rare, so erase it from your vocabulary. 
> Furthering
> is useful.  Since further refers to abstract concepts, such as progress,
> furthering as a verb is like progress or expanding or advancing as a verb.
>
> If you're confused about a word, simply refrain from using it.  There are
> plenty other words you can use, and many of them would be better, anyway.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:52 PM
> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> 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
>>
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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
>>
>>>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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