Earlier and So far

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Earlier

Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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So far and earlier are semantically related in hitherto topic. In some cases you can use "So far" instead an adverb "Earlier".

So far

So far adverb - To the degree or extent that.
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Earlier and so far are semantically related in hitherto topic. You can use "Earlier" instead an adverb phrase "So far", if it concerns topics such as up until now.

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  • Literature / Earth's Children When she herself is eleven (which it turns out wasn't so far fetched, since lifespans were shorter back then, so people matured earlier).
    Source: Literature / Earth's Children
  • Reformed, but Rejected Eventually, he comes to them peacefully, even going so far as to kneel before them in surrender, Katara still attacks him and chases him off, suspicious due to his earlier vulnerable moment.
    Source: Reformed, but Rejected
  • The Bus Came Back However in the recent chapters of the Last Order he seems to return with the vengeance, and even takes the role of a protagonist (at least so far), instead of being The Lancer that he was earlier.
    Source: The Bus Came Back
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