Is it 'further' or 'farther'?
Released Wednesday, 19th May 2021
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Is it 'further' or 'farther'?
Is it 'further' or 'farther'?
Wednesday, 19th May 2021
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Further and farther. They're one letter apart; how different could they be? Well, we regret to inform you that English is at it again. Also, let's get into another linguistic curiosity: how did we end up with the phrase "raining cats and dogs"?
Hosted by Emily Brewster, Neil Serven, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.
Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.
Transcript available here.
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