Gerund Word Explorer
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Further or farther

Further

To a greater degree or extent; also physical distance.

Let's discuss this further.

Farther

To a greater physical distance only.

She ran farther than expected.

Remember: FARther = FAR away, physical distance only. FURther works for distance too, and is the only choice for ideas: think FURthermore.

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She ran ____ than expected.

Short lessonCommonly confused wordsSome words look or sound alike but do different jobs. A small trick keeps them apart.

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