List F

facilities or faculties?	FACILITIES = amenities FACULTIES = mental or physical aptitudes
farther or further?	Both words can be used to refer to physical distance although some writers prefer to keep ‘farther’ for this purpose. I can walk FARTHER than you. I can walk FURTHER than you. FURTHER is used in a figurative sense: Nothing was FURTHER from my mind. FURTHER is also used in certain expressions: FURTHER education until FURTHER notice
fewer or less?	FEWER is the comparative form of ‘few’. It is used with plural nouns: FEWER vegetables FEWER responsibilities FEWER children LESS is the comparative form of ‘little’. It is used in the sense of ‘a small amount’ rather than ‘a fewer number of ’: LESS enthusiasm LESS sugar LESS petrol LESS THAN is used with number alone, and expressions of time and distance: LESS THAN athousand LESS THAN ten seconds LESS THAN four miles It is considered incorrect to use ‘less’ nstead of ‘fewer’ although such confusion s frequent in popular speech. As a rule of thumb, remember: FEWER =notsomany LESS =notsomuch
foreword or forward?	Use these exemplar sentences as a guide: The Poet Laureate had written a FOREWORD for the new anthology. I am looking FORWARD to the holiday. Will you please FORWARD this letter?
formally or formerly?	FORMALLY = in a formal manner FORMERLY = previously, at an earlier time