Writing Tip: Delete most occurrences of the word "some."

Why make this change?

In this case I don’t say to remove all occurrences of “some,” but most of them.

There are times when the use of some makes sense, and adds to the narrative, particularly relating to its meaning of more than one, but not all:

Some of us went to the store.
Some cars are painted red.

Or it can be used for emphasis:

That was some movie.

Although even in these examples, one should consider whether there’s a better way to say it.

Generally, though, it’s another one of those extra wo...