[stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest-bus riding

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

no,
john what I was looking for was a convenient way to remember and keep 
track of them.  I got that here.

oh, question:
John, when a deaf-blind person rides the bus, how does he or she know 
when to get off the bus?

came up in our meeting tonight, local chapter meeting with a 
consultant working on merging the city and university bus systems, 
baby steps at first with just coordination and route efficiencies.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 02:02 PM 2/13/2009, you wrote:
>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
>
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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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> >
> >>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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