Saying and Writing

Saying

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Writing and saying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Writing" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

Writing noun - Letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.

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Saying and writing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Writing".

Nearby Words: write, writer, writ

human	human saying	human writing
old	old saying	old writing
similar	similar saying	similar writing
normal	normal saying	normal writing
Other adjectives: original, simple, actual, real, bad, terrible, horrible, witty.

Mxyzptlk can (usually) only be banished by somehow tricking him into saying or writing his name backwards.

Source: Sdrawkcab Name
In adventure I12 Egg of the Phoenix, High Cleric MacKurian is put under a Geas spell that prevents him from writing or saying the name of the Big Bad.

Source: Tongue-Tied
When used in spells as the Language of Magic, saying or writing something in the Speech is what makes something true, which makes truthful descriptions of things especially important.

Source: Language of Truth

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