tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post194413849371897082..comments2024-03-10T07:03:43.915-04:00Comments on The Log of Spartina: further or farther?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-79233316901223846712012-08-04T21:34:11.582-04:002012-08-04T21:34:11.582-04:00Reminds me of the old Victor Borge bit about how t...Reminds me of the old Victor Borge bit about how to pronounce punctuation.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950317902951463280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-17008989458125678712012-08-01T16:49:33.859-04:002012-08-01T16:49:33.859-04:00I agree, they do make that stuff up. I attempted ...I agree, they do make that stuff up. I attempted to read an article a couple of weeks ago about when to use a comma in a sentence. The distinctions in the piece were so convoluted - comma - the examples so indistinguishable - comma - I decided I didn't really care.<br /><br />As far as I'm concerned - comma - this blog is a celebration of sailing, food, books, bad grammar and typos. What more could I aspire to??<br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-80287035448749597922012-08-01T12:22:56.675-04:002012-08-01T12:22:56.675-04:00Mrs. Gruber, my eighth grade English teacher told ...Mrs. Gruber, my eighth grade English teacher told us that 'farther' refers to physical distances, and that 'further' applied to abstract concepts, as in pursuing a subject or an argument 'further'.<br /><br />But Mrs. Gruber was probably making that up, like so much of the stuff concocted by arbiters of English usage when they're not really sure themselves and just want some arbitrary rule that will make grading papers easier.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-26701764228375643392012-08-01T08:52:48.270-04:002012-08-01T08:52:48.270-04:00HerHerTillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-47445118813489340032012-07-31T00:10:36.837-04:002012-07-31T00:10:36.837-04:00Mom was a teacher for 40+ years and a stickler for...Mom was a teacher for 40+ years and a stickler for proper English. 'Farther' is always the choice when in doubt, according to her. Or is it she?Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.com