Tighten Wordy Prose Without Losing Meaning

Wordy prose is the most common reason good ideas read as boring or amateurish. Readers feel the drag even when they can't name it: hedges like "it could be argued that," doubled phrases like "each and every," and throat-clearing intros that take three sentences to reach the point. This prompt puts an editor's scalpel in your hands without asking you to memorize a rulebook. It targets a specific reduction, so the model commits to real cuts instead of nibbling, and it forces a before/after word count so you can verify the work rather than trust it. The change log matters as much as the rewrite: by seeing which patterns got cut and why, you start internalizing them and catching your own padding next time. Use it on anything that feels bloated, from a homepage paragraph to a wandering email. Keep your [DOMAIN] term accurate so it doesn't "simplify" a precise word into a vaguer one.

What you can expect back

Tightened (43 -> 18 words): Most tenants want one thing above all: a flexible space that adapts as their business grows.

Word count: 43 -> 18 (58% reduction).

Biggest cuts:
- Removed throat-clearing: "In this day and age, it could really be argued that" -> deleted; it adds no information.
- Collapsed hedges: "the vast majority of" -> "Most."
- Killed redundancy: "over the course of time as their business grows and changes" -> "as their business grows" (grows implies change over time).
- Replaced filler phrase: "more than anything else" -> "above all" and moved it for rhythm.

Meaning and the warm, conversational tone are intact; the real-estate sense of 'flexible space' is unchanged.

Illustrative example — your results will vary by tool and inputs.

Get sharper results

• 01Run it twice: accept the first tightening, then re-feed the result with a smaller target to catch second-pass flab.
• 02If the model cuts a nuance you needed, restore that one sentence manually rather than loosening the whole reduction target.
• 03Paste the change log into a personal 'crutch words' list; your padding patterns repeat across every draft.
• 04For legal or technical copy, lower the target to 15-20% so concision never trades away precision.

Adapt it for your case