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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Since my postings here aren't verbal, would I save the buck for my ignorance?
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Your postings aren't verbal? No wonder we disagree on that "excess TO issue" 
verbal adj 1 a of, relating to, or consisting of words
The opposite of "written" is "oral;" both oral communication and written communication are (usually) verbal.
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I prefer definition 3, Websters, "spoken rather than written." But if we accept your definition, this would already have cost me a buck!
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My two-year-old has a speech and language disorder and cannot speak, so he uses sign language. In the sign language community, there are three categories namely, verbal, oral, and written. Verbal is for any words, signed, oral, or written. Oral and written are subcategories and may or may not apply to various situations. I like this since my son is clearly past the pre-verbal stage of development, but doesn't have much oral language. I can confidently claim that he is verbal, even though he doesn't speak. The funny part is that he's better at ref signals than a lot of V officials!