What are some examples of distinctions that exist in written English but not spoken English? Do you also know of any examples in other languages?

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[–]Anman 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

English is gay. Like the OP here. It is a bastard language that steals from every one and has no base line structure. Because of that it devolves in such a way that it gets worse over time.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Double plus good mean say comrade.