Subtlety: The Art of Saying Too Much, Saying Too Little, and Saying Nothing at All

Advanced Techniques

This is a 300-word essay on the intricacies of subtlety. It's a complex topic, really.

Learn more about the art of Overstating: Where you say more than you meant, but not quite as much as you could have, and that's just fine, I guess. Or, if you're feeling particularly subtle, you might enjoy our guide to Understating: Where you say less than you meant, but not so little that people get it, somehow. And if you're feeling particularly... absent, you might find our guide to Omitting: Where you say nothing at all, and that's just fine, too.