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diff --git a/docs/narr/subrequest.rst b/docs/narr/subrequest.rst
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@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ callable indirectly is the main advantage to using
:meth:`pyramid.request.Request.subrequest` instead of simply importing the
view callable and executing it directly. Note that there's not much
advantage to invoking a view using a subrequest if you *can* invoke a view
-callable directly. It's much slower to use a subrequest.
+callable directly. Subrequests are slower and are less convenient if you
+actually do want just the literal information returned by a function that
+happens to be a view callable.
The :meth:`pyramid.request.Request.subrequest` API accepts two arguments: a
positional argument ``request`` that must be provided, and and ``use_tweens``