Ted, there are just some things that you don’t say out loud....
“Ted, there are just some things that you don’t say out loud....”
Like, “Yes, that dress really does make you look fat. You could stand to lose a few pounds.”
You could be correct and justified, especially when you point out that the rest of the family is fat too, but I doubt it would help you get what you want.
Sometimes you have pick your words.