Friday, May 18, 2012

physical, fiscal

Physical or physical means having to do with the body, or with what is tangible, as opposed to spiritual or intellectual--
Some people prefer digital books to physical paper books.
The supervisor's physical presence made them all uncomfortable.
Physical is also a term for a medical check-up--
The insurance company insisted that he get a physical.

Fiscal or fiscal ( fiss cuhl ) means having to do with money or finances, especially public finances--
They are deciding on a budget for the next fiscal year.
He had to sign an affidavit of fiscal responsibility.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"They often discussed fiscal matters, but never thought of physical coins or currency."

Note--"physically" is a modifying or describing form of "physical"--
He found her physically attractive, but annoying.
Not to be confused with "fiscally", the adverb form of "fiscal"--
His boss considered him fiscally irresponsible, and said so in his report.

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