Funday Puzzler

[Jaimsieboy]

35 Across - At a greater distance (7) F?rther (FArther or FURTHER ?)

[Baldric]

FURTHER

[dannyk13]

Farther

[scorpiojo]

U

[dannyk13]

ictionary.reference.com/browse/farther

[mallyh]

farther

[scorpiojo]

Oh no 2-2 ;o)

[puzzlemaniac]

I'd say farther as it more associated with distance, whereas further is in addition to or following on from

[dannyk13]

Sorry
Farther | Define Farther at Dictionary.com dictionary.reference.com/browse/farther - 15 hours ago more distant or remote than something or some place nearer: the farther side of the mountain. 5. extending or tending to a greater distance:

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/farther-or-further

[scorpiojo]

further
ˈfəːðə/
adverb
1.
at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).
"for some time I had wanted to move further from London"
synonyms: at a greater distance, more distant, farther
"Orkney is further from the mainland than the Western Isles"

[Baldric]

???


http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english-thesaurus/further

[Mamyalynne]

In the context of the clue I would happily use either word.

[dannyk13]

Oh, the nuances of the English language.

[Mamyalynne]

True is that and I still don't know them.

[Captain2]

Further to previous answers, I think I come down on the 'fArther' grammatically; but I think 9/10 of us would, in speech, say 'fUrther'

Farther than that I don't think I can add anything further ;-)))

[dannyk13]

Groan

[Mamyalynne]

" Move farther down the bus" - " That's not my Father.............."

I'll get me coat.

[Jaimsieboy]

Thanks Folks but I'm no further or is is that farther forward with the answer... time to flip a coin... J/Boy

[dannyk13]

I think probably either would be accepted J.