/title @a <subtitle> or <title> doesnt display screen messages.
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I'm not entirely certain, but I think OP is referring to the following:
Running
/title @a subtitle {"text":"this is a subtitle"}
What is expected is that a subtitle shows up on screen, whereas in fact nothing shows up.
However, running
/title @a subtitle {"text":"this is a subtitle"}
/title @a title {"text":"this is a title"}
shows both.
Please provide the commands you are using.