def remove_blank_spaces(syllables) -> list:
    """Given a list of letters, remove any blank spaces or empty strings.
    >>> remove_blank_spaces(['', 'a', ' ', 'b', ' ', 'c', ''])
    ['a', 'b', 'c']
    """
    cleaned = []
    for syl in syllables:
        if syl == " " or syl == '':
            pass
        else:
            cleaned.append(syl)
    return cleaned