Just a General Rule

Think about what you're going to say before you say it. Cliche, yes. Oversaid, yes. New perspective? Here we go:

A rule that my dad set down any time we went out for dinner. "Order an amount of food that might be too little. We can always order you more; we can't order you less."

So... in summary: you can always say more if the need arises. You can never take words back. Never.

Remember that, kids.