all the farther or as far as

In some American dialects it is not uncommon to hear sentences such as “Abilene is all the farther the rustlers got before the posse caught up with them.” The strangely constructed expression “all the farther” should be replaced with the much more straightforward “as far as.”

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• benefactor vs beneficiary
• basicly vs basically
• epitomy vs epitome
• as less as possible vs as little as possible
• hyperdermic vs hypodermic
• ceasar vs caesar
• interment vs internment
• buttox vs buttocks
• woman vs women
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• Hawks can count on Keith to log heavy minutes
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  June 16, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
• Why the World Cup cannot save Brazil's tourism industry
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  June 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News