Commonly Confused Words:  oral / verbal

   Oral is an adjective.  It can mean any of the following:

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    Oral is sometimes used as a noun, meaning "an examination that is spoken rather than written."

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    Although the adjective verbal is sometimes used in place of oral to indicate that something is spoken rather than written, most linguists use verbal more specifically to mean

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    Thus, verbal may refer to that which is written rather than spoken.  It is, therefore, a good idea, in order to avoid confusion,  to use oral to indicate that something is spoken rather than written.

Link to exercise on oral / verbal.