Difference between Printed and Written

What is the difference between Printed and Written?

Printed as an adjective is pertaining to something written or published. while Written as an adjective is of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)

Printed

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pertaining to something written or published.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.

Example sentence: You live for those really great scenes where you almost feel that the film has gone beyond what was printed on the script pages and been raised to another level.

Written

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)That was written.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Example sentence: The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.

We hope you now know whether to use Printed or Written in your sentence.

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