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JimOfferman · 12-19-2007, 11:44 PM

I'd have to say it's reversed for me: I can speak with more clarity because then I can use fewer words and rely more non-verbal communication.

Speaking is just so much more precise. Tone, infliction, speed, to name a few factors. In speech, I can make you understand when something is urgent, without ever using the word urgent. The same feat is considerably harder in written language.

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JimOfferman Family Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,823	I'd have to say it's reversed for me: I can speak with more clarity because then I can use fewer words and rely more non-verbal communication. Speaking is just so much more precise. Tone, infliction, speed, to name a few factors. In speech, I can make you understand when something is urgent, without ever using the word urgent. The same feat is considerably harder in written language.