A Costumed Comma Queen Explains the Murky Difference Between ‘Farther’ and ‘Further’
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#1ZYW5)
In a Halloween episode of her humorously informative grammar series, the very knowledgable Mary Norris who was in costume as the "The Comma Queen" explained the difference between "farther" and "further" citing specific examples of each in a sentence.
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