I think there's always been a camp that believes we think in verbal constructs and if it can't be clearly stated, it isn't cleary thought, and a camp that believes we think in imagery and if the imagery is complex it is difficult to translate into verbal constructs. I suspect the math is be more explanatory.
Which would mean that time isn't a dimension like the other dimensions, except that, since time won't reduce to exact points, neither do length, width, depth? At least, I think he's saying that.