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Hi, just one more question:
"There may be subtle marketing benefits for the company in the meantime"
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Hi, just one more question:
"There may be subtle marketing benefits for the company in the meantime"
What's the question? Here are two possible answers:

/'sʌtəl/ (silent b)

subtle = not overt, not obvious, hidden, hard to detect - but definitely there

b
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What's the question? Here are two possible answers:

/'sʌtəl/ (silent b)

subtle = not overt, not obvious, hidden, hard to detect - but definitely there

b
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