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“verbal” can be applied to either spoken or written word, but I get the sense that people default to “verbal” over “oral” just out of discomfort.
by macintux 4y ago
“verbal” can be applied to either spoken or written word, but I get the sense that people default to “verbal” over “oral” just out of discomfort.
- mannykannot 4y ago'Oral' is also ambiguous. 'Vocal' might be better than either, though it sounds awkward, perhaps simply because it is not used. Then there's 'interrogation', which Heisenberg might have concurred with...
- msla 4y agoNo, verbal contrasts with written, as in verbal instructions versus written instructions. Is English your first language?
- macintux 4y agoYes, first and effectively only. First definition at MW: > of, relating to, or consisting of words https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal
- msla 4y agohttps://www.lawdepot.com/blog/are-verbal-agreements-legally-binding/ https://www.lawdepot.com/blog/are-verbal-agreements-legally-... > When two or more parties come to an agreement without any written documentation, they create a verbal agreement (known formally as an oral contract). I think that alone demonstrates that verbal contrasts with written.
- macintux 4y agoThe fact that many people use it in opposition to written is insufficient proof that all dictionaries are wrong. Eventually it may only mean oral, but today it doesn’t.