Usually you’ll want to make your point in the fewest possible words.
| WORDY | One thing that her constant and continual use of vulgar expressions or four-letter words indicated to the day-care workers was that she might really have a great deal of trouble in terms of her ability to get along in a successful manner with other six-year-olds in her age group. |
Why write that sentence when you could instead write the following?
| REVISED | Her constant use of four-letter words told the day-care workers she might have trouble getting along with other six-year-olds. |