This is a good point. I was thinking in terms of legal vs informal, not in terms of written vs verbal.
I agree that having something written down is basically always better. Both for clarity, as you say, and because peoples memories are not perfect. And it have the added bonus that if there is a conflict, you have something to refer back to.
This is a good point. I was thinking in terms of legal vs informal, not in terms of written vs verbal.
I agree that having something written down is basically always better. Both for clarity, as you say, and because peoples memories are not perfect. And it have the added bonus that if there is a conflict, you have something to refer back to.