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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

a quick question

I know this may seem like a silly question, but I am here to settle a dispute that I have been having with someone over the use of a word. Someone I know used the phrase "visually and auditorally" in a sentence describing a movie. Then when I told them that "auditorally" is not a word, they tried to replace "auditorally" with "audibly," although I think that is incorrect also, and suggested the word "aurally." They contest that the word "audibly" is indeed correct even though I do not think that it makes sense.

So basically my question is... which is the correct?

Visually and aurally...

or...

visually and audibly.

Thank you for any help you can provide.
  

Top answer

audibly means being able to be heard, while aurally means having to do with hearing. I would say aurally is correct. Audibly would be more akin to visibly.

— Vorpar

  • audibly means being able to be heard, while aurally means having to do with hearing.
  • I would say aurally is correct.
  • Audibly would be more akin to visibly.
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audibly means being able to be heard, while aurally means having to do with hearing.

I would say aurally is correct. Audibly would be more akin to visibly.
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auditorily can be used for information presented verbally
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Auditorily or auditorially are actual words. They are both adverbs. So your friend was actually correct. She just spelled it wrong. Hope that helps.
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