aural vs oral
Definitions
adjective
- of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
- relating to or characterized by an aura
Examples
'If you sit down and listen in any moderately lucid state of mind the impression you have is of an old man muttering and ranting on in the aural foreground, while some young lads, engaged on some completely unrelated project, footle around with the controls on a mixing desk in the next room'
Nothing wrong with that especially when the resulting outcome is something bordering on a religious experience of aural ecstatic proportions.
Whilst men generally rely on visual stimulation for their kicks, women prefer aural pleasure.
Definitions
adjective
- of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
- of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
- using speech rather than writing
- a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
noun
- an examination conducted by spoken communication
Examples
In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.
It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
