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RE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONFUSING WORDS SERIES #1: FURTHER VS. FARTHER
Interesting example of word evolution...they are of some origin and are used interchangeably (comparative of the word 'far'). In the US farther is used often to denote physical distance as you mentioned (no so in other areas) . There are some specific cases only further can be used, such as meaning 'more, extra, additional'. Good reference here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/farther-farthest-or-further-furthest
Great post and looking forward to more!
Thank you @steemformars for your kind comments. And the link is sure a great reference. You just gave me an idea on how to put more "meat" into my future posts in this series, that is add references relating to the words just like the link you provided. Thanks.
Comments like yours are what we need right now especially in the middle of the crisis of Steem value going down. Members are now more concerned about the price of Steem, and who can blame them especially if they have invested a lot of their money not to mention their time and effort in creating blog posts.
As a minnow, all I can do to help the community is to add more value to it by posting articles that will help the members. And I thought this series of Confusing Words will be able to accomplish that. At least, for me this is of value. And I thank you for the vote of confidence. We all need one, not just an upvote for the post.