Anonymous  +  335953 Mon, 05 Mar 07 04:25 PM I can't understand the difference between 'as long as' and 'as far as' For example, in the follwoing sentence which should be used? "As ( long | far) as I saw it, there was no mistake in your sentence." . Also, does this sentence work? Anonymous Difference Between

	Philip  +  335968 Mon, 05 Mar 07 04:52 PM  Anonymous wrote: I can't understand the difference between 'as long as' and 'as far as' For example, in the follwoing sentence which should be used? "As ( long | far) as I saw it, there was no mistake in your sentence." . Also, does this sentence work? As far as I know, they aren't coming tonight. There were no cars on the road as far as I could see. They will party as long as there is beer. That custom has been celebrated since as long ago as 1800.   Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Difference Between

	ElevenTattic  +  335981 Mon, 05 Mar 07 05:19 PM They both have two different meanings, you shouldn't be getting confused about it. Use "as long as", when something lasts or when somethings keeps being there or existing, literally a thing that'll be there for a "long" time. example: I'll love you as long as you behave well. (In this sentence, the love will exist if the act of behaving well would "last" and keep existing.) Use "as far as", when you describe something being insight, far or ahead of you, literally "far", that thing doesn't have to be material that can be touched, it can be a feeling or anything. example: As far as I can see, there's nobody. (In this sentence, there's something far away from you, which is people, you can't find anybody. You can't say here "As long as I can see, there's nobody.") "As long as I can see, there's nobody." is meanginless, because it literally means "I can see, I have eyes, and anytime I would see/look or use these eyes, there's nobody." ElevenTattic Joined on Mon, Mar 5 2007 New Member 21