It's important that we speak.
It is equally important that our speech convey meaning.
I am going to say things and then you are going to say things. We are going to say things. Things will be said. Here is a mathematical represenation of our speech as expressed by hidden onlookers:
>D >D >D >D >D >D >D >D >D >D >D >D
It is a sequence of fishes. Remember that for later.