Both farther and further can describe distance, but only further means “more, additional”: further information, further questions. In British English, further is the usual choice for distance too: The station is further than I thought.
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further/farther + away/from/along; further + information/details/questions/study; further + your career (verb); until further notice
- The hotel was further from the beach than the photos suggested.
- We walked a bit farther along the river and found a quiet café.
- For further information, please contact the school office before Friday.
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First versionPlease send me farther details about the course fees.
RevisionPlease send me further details about the course fees.
Both words can mean “more distant”, so it's easy to carry farther over to a sentence that isn't about distance at all. Additional details are further details. Farther is only about distance and doesn't go with details.
Further can also be a verb meaning “to help something develop or succeed”: She took an evening course to further her career. Farther has no such use.
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further — The sentence is about extra questions, not distance, so only further works. Farther means “more distant in space” and isn't used with questions.
Write to a friend about your new flat or new office. Say that the new place is farther from the centre than the old one, and promise to send more details later.
My new office is farther from the centre than the old one, but I'll send you further details about the area later.
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