In ‘Peter polished his car Susan brushed her hair‘, Peter polished his car. Susan brushed her hair. Then Peter brushed his hair. And Susan polished her car. Then Peter brushed his car. And Susan polished her hair. There are products available for all these procedures. Peter did not lend Susan his rag. Nor did Susan lend Peter her brush. They had their own equipment. Nevertheless they had found a balance, a smoothness. ‘I like glass,’ Susan said. ‘Me too,’ Peter said. Then they said, together, despite being in separate, distinct spaces – she in her house, he in his road, ‘This may be the way forward, what with everything,’ chorally (although they were not aware of this).