 Omit needless words. Omit needless words. It was a phrase that's repeated three times in the classrooms. Omit needless words. Omit needless words. Omit needless words. Meaning, you know, once you write the first draft, go back and take half the words out, as many as you can. Tighten it up. Get the right word. Make it specific. Those kinds of things.