diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3fd76e7..17e63c8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 /// Crastimus Maximilian
 
 fn main() {
-    print_hello();
-    print_goodbye();
+    print("Hello, world!");
+    print("Goodbye!");
 }
 
-fn print_hello() {
-    println!("Hello world!");
-}
-
-fn print_goodbye() {
-    println!("Goodbye!");
+// a function that prints a message
+fn print(m: &str) {
+    println!("{m}");
 }