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Written words differ from spoken words in being material structures. a spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order; a written word is a series of pieces of matter, having an essential space-order.
-Bertrand Russell
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Written Words Differ From Spoken Words In

Bertrand Russell
Written words differ from spoken words in being material structures. a spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order; a written word is a series of pieces of matter, having an essential space-order.
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