I always hear this from my children whenever we are driving up to Kuala Lumpur for our vacation.

"How much farther ?", they always asked.

In this instance, they are right to use "farther" because "farther" refers to a physical distance.

And if they keep whining about the distance every so often, I would then say "If  the two of you complain further, I am going to take back my iPads."

"Further" is used because I am referring to a figurative distance, the extent of the children's complaining.

 

Tip

The simple way to remember is that “farther” has the word “far” in it, and as you've just learnt, “farther” refers to physical distance.

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