The Difference Between Farther and Further
You know how the song goes: you say tomato, I say tomahto, you say potato, I say potahto. You say further, I say farther. Right? Well, not quite. Further and farther aren’t simply different ways of pronouncing the same word; they each have a distinct meaning. While both words have to do with measuring, what … Continue reading
Pesky Punctuation: The Semicolon
Have you ever noticed how people are slow to embrace hybrids? Just think about it: Priuses, ligers, pluots, and semicolons. Didn’t see that last one coming, did you? The semicolon, a cross between a colon and a comma, is the hybrid king of the punctuation world, and as with many hybrids, some people are slow … Continue reading
Andrea Sharaf 