One: The distance between NYC and LA is farther away than it between NYC and Boston.
Two: The distance between NYC and LA is further away than it between NYC and Boston.
2006-07-12 04:19:30 · 10 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Neither.
The distance between NYC and LA is greater than the distance between NYC and Boston.
Distances are basically numbers, they can't be far away, only big or small.
If you want a sentence using farther, try:
LA is farther from NYC than Boston is.
Further often doesn't have anything to do with distance. Further can be sort of a metaphorical "farther"--you'd say "I need to study this further." To put further into the sentences you have, you'd be best off using it as an adverb:
You'll have to travel further to get from NYC to LA than from NYC to Boston.
2006-07-12 08:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid none of the two is correct; a distance cannot be 'far'. Thus, it should be either "The distance between NYC and LA is bigger / larger/ longer than the distance between NYC and Boston", or simply "LA is farther away from NYC than Boston".
I hope this will help you.
Have a nice day!
2006-07-12 11:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Axel "mahto" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distance between NYC and LA is further than between NYC and Boston.
Your answer number two, deleting the words "away" and "it."
2006-07-12 11:37:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nyc and la has a farther distnace between them than nyc and boston does.
2006-07-12 11:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by qwerty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, I believe both the words 'farther' and 'further' are correct in spelling, but have different usage. In this case, I would vote for sentence no. 2.
Secondly, there should be a 'is' in between 'it' and 'between'.
2006-07-12 12:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by blurles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Farther is correct
2006-07-12 11:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by miss_nursie_nurse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait till i measure these distances
2006-07-12 11:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by a_ebnlhaitham 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two is correct
2006-07-12 11:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Vie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two is right.
2006-07-12 11:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by Ahmed S. Bhuiyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither.reread your sentences. Neither one makes any sense.
2006-07-12 11:23:25 · answer #10 · answered by applpro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋