58. Far and a long way

58. Far and a long way 

We use far in questions and negative clauses. • Did you walk far? 

• The railway station is not far from here. We use a long way in affirmative clauses.

 • We walked a long way. (NOT We walked far.) 

• The post office is a long way from here. Far is common in affirmative clauses with adverbs like too, so, enough and as. • You have walked a bit too far.