It was, after all, her resolution. Mr. Gasaway rose to oppose the resolution. Um has meaning and is useful. Vulgarity means nothing, and he has a problem with slang. We say these meaningless things in an attempt to keep a part of ourselves hidden.
True communication is about revealing our innermost selves.
Ms Richie rose in agreement. Communication is getting who you are across to others, something nearly impossible with the current state of language. Um in his speech. He opposed the resolution, saying that language is only meaningless if you don t know how to use it properly. Without language we cannot communicate at all.