Farther and further

How much further do I have to go before I see some sparrows?

What’s the difference between farther and further?

In Australian and New Zealand English, farther is not very common. We use further to mean both ‘at a greater distance’ and ‘in addition, more, moreover’.

How much further to go?
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Farther is used more in the US and UK where some writers attempt to split the meanings, saying farther relates to distance and further to ‘in addition, more, moreover’.

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