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patzer
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 Wed, Dec 04 2024, 1:04 pm
Is this a misunderstanding?
Or a misuse of terminology?
The term "verbal" refers to communication using words. Texting is a form of verbal communication. So is email, snail mail and telegram.
The term "oral" refers specifically to speech.
So the question is: Is it sufficient to communicate with your husband verbally, or do you need to communicate orally?
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shabbatiscoming
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 3:04 pm
| patzer wrote: | Is this a misunderstanding?
Or a misuse of terminology?
The term "verbal" refers to communication using words. Texting is a form of verbal communication. So is email, snail mail and telegram.
The term "oral" refers specifically to speech.
So the question is: Is it sufficient to communicate with your husband verbally, or do you need to communicate orally? | Verbal and oral mean the same thing, the spoken word.
You are very mistaken that texting, mail or email are verbal. They are not.
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Ema of 5
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 3:17 pm
| patzer wrote: | Is this a misunderstanding?
Or a misuse of terminology?
The term "verbal" refers to communication using words. Texting is a form of verbal communication. So is email, snail mail and telegram.
The term "oral" refers specifically to speech.
So the question is: Is it sufficient to communicate with your husband verbally, or do you need to communicate orally? |
Verbal means anything involving spoken words. A person who is non-verbal (meaning they don’t speak) can still communicate in other forms- written communication, sign language, etc.
Texting, mail, email, etc- those are all forms of written communication.
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chanatron1000
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 3:18 pm
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"Verbal" can mean either "oral" or "relating to words."
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zaq
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 5:49 pm
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Sorry, Shabbat, but the other PPs have the right of it. That's why body language is called "nonverbal communication"--not because it's unspoken but because it uses no words.
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