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To: E who wrote (2178)	3/17/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: Brian P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

<< If we may speak metaphorically of a statement that is far from the truth, for example, the analogous use of farther should be allowed in a sentence such as Nothing couldbe farther from the truth, though Nothing could be further from the truth is also justifiable. >> Very interesting. I certainly think "three miles farther down the road" is better than "three miles further..." but I also prefer "Nothing could be farther from the truth." It has a visuospatial punch--the sense of concrete distance--to it that further doesn't. Similarly, in speaking of a project to be completed, I would rather say "We are farther along now" than "We are further along now."