Throughout the evolution of human beings, languages have been proven to be an indispensable part and provoked several debates. Where the arguments end is, usually, the comparison of the influence of spoken and written language. From my own perspective, I strongly disagree with the view that spoken communication exerts greater effects on our life rather than means of written language.
First and foremost, written language carries more weight when it comes to formal situations. It is hard to deny the authority that written papers possess as every single law or regulation is recorded clearly in black and white. With regard to the judgment of any crimes, the written records are usually taken into more significant account. In fact, all Vietnamese laws are imposed in written documents and only those signed and sealed documents are considered as legalized ones.
Moreover, written documents do fulfil the expressional demands as well as spoken dialogues do. Some people may say that verbal communication is more influential as the speaker's feelings can be expressed through tones and intonations. The fact is that, however, written communication can also satisfy the similar demand since writers can express their feelings if they get a sufficient grasp of the written language’s features. Although people usually associate written language with plain and tedious texts, I believe that written texts give us more time to carefully digest the beauty of language and consider the message that authors imply within.
Overall, it seems to me that written communication is not inferior to its spoken counterpart thank to its effectiveness in legal situations and in conveying underlying messages. To my mind, in order to understand any means of communication to the fullest, we had better invest time in learning how to use them for our own needs.
VOCABULARY
- indispensable (adj): so good and important that you cannot manage without it
- exert (adj) effect(s) on (phrase): to have a (adj) effect on something/someone
- carry weight (phrase): to be considered serious and important
- in black and white (phrase): in written letters
- legalized (adj): to be allowed by law
- verbal (adj): spoken rather than written
- get a grasp of (phrase): to understand something
- digest (verb): to spend time reading something and understand every part of it
- inferior (adj) to: not good, or not as good as someone or something else
- to the fullest (adv. phrase): as much or as well as possible
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