PSA

Greetings, and Happy Fanny-Pack Day,

The Committee met last night to discuss something that has been bothering them for a very long time.  It seems that there is some debate on a very important topic, and we would like to put this debacle to rest.

So, without further ado, the following is the Committee’s Official Guide to the Further/Farther debate.

You should use farther when you are talking about physical distance.  (I ran farther then you.)
You should use further when you are talking about metaphorical, or figurative distance.  (You bug me in so many ways; you talk to much, and further, you send annoying e-mails constantly.)

Now, what about those occasion which might not be so cut and dried?  For example, what if you were talking about how much you have read in a book?  You might want to say, “How much farther/further do I have before the end?”  The good news is this:  All authorities (who all report to the Committee for final say-so) suggest that for the past few hundred years, the words have been used interchangeably, so when the distinction between physical/metaphorical distance is unclear, you can use which ever you like.

That is all.

Today will be: Better than yesterday; further, it will be cold.

Tommy ‘the impressing you all with his ability to do a google-search Decider’ Estlund