Defining the distance between two points can be difficult and further vs farther may seem unnecessary to some people. However, most people use a definite direction of travel when talking about distances. For example, "I will go out further in the left" and "I will go out further in the right." As you can see, there is no specific direction that can be used in this example.

 

More common however is to use a definite direction such as "I will go out further in the right" and "I will go out further in the left." When we say further, what we really mean is "to the right" or "that's far away." So, when you hear someone say I will go out further in the right, what they are actually saying is "I will go out as far as possible." To do this, it will help to imagine where you would be if you took that item and placed it on a table a few feet away. That way, when you say further, you are really stating distance.

 

To illustrate further, let us say you are riding in a car and you are looking at a street sign on the road ahead. If you were to look at the sign without looking at the road ahead, you would find it to be very vague. You probably wouldn't know how far that road was or what the distance was. So while the road itself was the definite distance, what was beyond that road could be called a figurative distance. This type of distance is often used in advertising.

Dirty Tip: Further Vs Further & Defined Physical Distance

 

The reason this distinction is important is because it is the key to understanding the difference between further and farther. Let's say the following sentence: Joe threw the ball further than the hole. Joe is further away from the hole than the hole. Is Joe further than the hole? No, he isn't.

 

It isn't that the two words aren't the same. It's just that they have different meanings. Further is the noun that indicates further. So when Joe throws the ball further than the hole, he is throwing farther than the hole. However, if Joe were to say, "Joe threw the ball two feet further than the hole," he is saying, I was trying to get the last word in, but I didn't get it.

 

So there you have it. That is the definition of further and defined physical distances. When you use them in speech, don't think about the two words as being the same. Instead, just remember that they are two words that mean the same thing but mean different things in different languages.

 

You can use further and defined distances in your writing to help your readers understand a concept. For example, if you are writing about space, you can emphasize the idea that space is a void, an empty void, a place where no matter how far anything is from the surface, it will never be truly far. You can do this by writing, "The space between the earth and sun is much further than the space between our Sun and the heavens." Now that you've used the figurative distance, your reader should now understand the idea behind it. Just keep in mind though that while you want to emphasize the idea of distance, you don't want to give it the power that it normally has in other forms of writing.

 

If you want to give a more scientific approach to your writing, then you can refer to the Oxford Dictionary's definition of further space as well as the dictionary's figurative distance. This dirty tip can be used in any circumstance, whether it is writing math, or even a question or answer section. Finally, as always, make sure that you use proper punctuation and grammar.

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