Some Singaporean food shouts for attention, some speaks more softly.
"Some speak for a long time and others in a few minutes," said Mr. Hollande, referring to the 26 other heads of state and government gathered for an informal dinner here.
Some spoke for the first time, providing the fullest account yet of the scene as officers responded to one of the worst school massacres in United States history, one that has inflamed the national debate over gun control.
There is no clear-cut boundary for each language function and some spoken discourse involves a variety of language functions.
Pauline Pearce was named the Heroine of Hackney by some, for speaking out after the riot near her London home in a clip seen more than one million times online.
But for some who spoke little or no English, it did not.
This is why, the historian Tony Judt argued, it's easy for some to speak fondly of a world without government: we can't fully imagine or recall what it's like.
On the other hand, Mr. Guttenberg received some praise for speaking the truth.
