English Vocabulary

orally and ?

Sunny19

User since 2008
Posts: 121

22 Feb. 2009

I was tempted to build up something like "literally", expressing that it exists or is demanded in a written form in accordance with "orally" which expresses something that can be heard.
What is the correct equivalent to orally and verbally corresponding to news that can be read?

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AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
22 Feb. 2009

Insofar as I know, English hasn't a word for it. I think you are right as you don't venture something in the kind of literally which means "in a strict sense" or "word to word" and has nothing to do with the writing.

I wonder whether we shouldn't use a circumlocution.

They orally promised to do it.
They promised to do it in writing.

He got rebuked orally.
He got a written rebuke.
His rebuke was written in black and white.

I am eager to learn how we could fix that issue. Looking forward to reading further opinions.
Insofar as I know, English hasn't a word for it. I think you are right as you don't venture something in the kind of literally which means "in a strict sense" or "word to word" and has nothing to do with the writing. I wonder whether we shouldn't use a circumlocution. They orally promised to do it. They promised to do it in writing. He got rebuked orally. He got a written rebuke. His rebuke was written in black and white. I am eager to learn how we could fix that issue. Looking forward to reading further opinions.
Sunny19
User since 2008
Posts: 121
25 Feb. 2009

Thanks, Gee, the dodging (glossing-over,paraphrase) might fit best: in writing.
CW
Thanks, Gee, the dodging (glossing-over,paraphrase) might fit best: in writing. CW

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