👉 In linguistics, "subsibilance" refers to a phenomenon where a speaker's utterance is more focused on the listener than it is on itself. This can occur when the speaker's words are not as direct or clear as they might seem, and instead focus on their own thoughts, feelings, or experiences. For example, if someone says "I'm so tired," it may be perceived as a subsibilance because they don't directly state that they are tired; rather, they could
