The spoken word is often flawed; we forget what we were saying, state facts incorrectly that get passed on further than we know, and pass beliefs off as ultimate truths. We also speak too soon far too often. We hurt feelings. If harsh words are spoken many try to forgive and forget.
Once something is said it cannot be taken back. With writing things are different. You can produce sentences and then perfect them for as long as you want. That way you can check your facts and have extra time to think about if what you have to say is truly worth saying.
The thing about writing, however, is that once published, it is almost impossible to take the words back. Writing also has the potential to be exposed to a much larger audience than words that are spoken. Spoken words can never be recreated in the exact same way as the original. Written words on the other hand can last for centuries in the same state as first published.
I find that people are much more critical about what they write than what they say. Because of this, there are often things written that obtain a higher quality than things spoken by the same person.
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