Farther and further are very similar and often used incorrectly, or synonymously. This article will help define farther and further, give comparisons of when to use farther vs. further, and offer you examples of when to use further or farther.

Contractions are created by combining two or more words. This article defines what a contraction is, gives examples of how contractions are formed, and has a table of common contractions. Keep reading for more on contractions. What Are Contractions?


Contractions are words which are combined from two or more other words. The use of the term contraction rather than, say, compound word, indicates that some letters have been omitted in the process of combining, and these missing letters are indicated by the use of an apostrophe.

Should you use uninterested or disinterested? This article contains the definitions of uninterested and disinterested and provides a comparison of uninterested vs. disinterested. Keep reading for differences in unintered versus disinterested.


There are a number of negative prefixes in English, partly due to the fact that we have so many words deriving from Old English, French and Latin, and Greek, and each source language had its own set of prefixes, giving us multiple prefixes in English with similar meanings. Because of this, distinguishing between them can be difficult. So let’s put un- and dis- in context and see if we can clarify.