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Commonly Confused

Further vs. Farther

They started as the same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.


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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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These people needed a computer

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And how did it get that name?

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And is one way more correct than the others?

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A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.