Rule 13: Omit needless words

"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. "

William Strunk Jr. - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style/Principles#13._Omit_needless_words.

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Instead of using chatbots to turn prompts into rambling emails, why don't we just send each other the prompts and save everyone time?

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Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony

Congratulations to the women's team, but why did the Guardian feel the need to add "before closing ceremony" to this headline?

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