June 2, 2025
The Joy of mathematics
Clearly, as long as I can remember I always had a knack for mathematics. From an early age, where we studied geometry, to higher classes when we ventured in algebra or complex analysis, I can still remember the untainted joy felt when intuition kicked in, or when after a brilliant demonstration, suddenly all the pieces of a tedious puzzle would suddenly click together and the whole picture suddenly make sense.
I think I can say today that the joy I felt in these moments where probably the most sincere and intense I ever experienced in my life. Funnily enough though, I never really worked in school, and I never touched mathematics again since I left academics. I guess I am simply too lazy for that.
Sans équivoque, d'aussi loin que je me souvienne, j'ai toujours eu des facilités en mathématiques. Des petites classes où nous étudiions essentiellement la géométrie, aux classes plus élevées où nous nous sommes aventurés à pratiquer l'algèbre ou l'analyse complexe, je me souviens encore distinctement de la joie ressentie à la survenance d'une intuition ou bien encore lorsqu'après une brillante démonstration les pièces d'un puzzle difficile s'assemblaient d'un coup pour révéler avec simplicité la beauté d'une vue d'ensemble.
Je crois pouvoir dire aujourd'hui que la joie ressentie dans ces moments est probablement la plus pure et la plus intense que j'ai jamais ressentie dans ma vie. Étrangement, je n'ai pourtant jamais réellement travaillé à l'école, et je n'ai plus refait de maths depuis que j'ai quitté la Faculté. J'imagine que je suis trop fainéant pour ça.
The Joy of mMathematics
It is standard to capitalize the first and last word of a title (there are other rules for titles, too).
Clearly, aAs long as I can remember, I always had a knack for mathematics.
I don't understand the need for "clearly" here. It seems like "sans equivoque" means something like "without a doubt" or "to be sure," but if that is the case, it's a bit weird to have both the "sans equivoque" and the "as long as I can remember" phrases side-by-side.
From an early age, where we studied geometry, to higher classeslater on when we ventured in algebra or complex analysis, I can still remember the untainted joy felt when intuition kicked in, or when, after a brilliant demonstration, suddenly all the pieces of a tedious puzzle would suddenly click together and the whole picture suddenly make sense.
In a from ____ to ____ phrase, both of the things in the blank should be similar for the sake of comparison. So you could say "from early classes to later classes" or "from early (referring to time) to later on (referring to time)" for it to sound more normal.
I think I can say today that the joy I felt in these moments whereas probably the most sincere and intense I ever experienced in my life.
You could also say "the joys...were probably..."
Funnily enough though, I never really worked in school, and I never touched mathematics again sinceafter I left academics.
"Since" isn't wrong here, but because it can also mean the same thing as "because," replacing it with a clearer term may be helpful.
I guess I am simply too lazy for that.
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Nice paragraph! It's really easy to read and there are only some little issues.
June 7, 2025
Thanks a lot for your corrections and comments !
As a newcomer on this website I issued this small text as a simple trial and I was very shocked to see how quickly it was corrected and surprised by the quality of the feedback.
I have no question concerning your corrections, everything is crystal clear. Thanks again !
Concerning the starting word "Clearly", I think I wrote this as an answer to the suggested theme, which I don't really remember now.
"Write about what was your preferred field in high school" (or something like that) --> "Clearly ... ", "Without ambiguity ...", "No questions asked ..." (thanks for the alternative suggestions here). And yes, you are right, a text shouldn't start like that
Clearly, as long as I can remember I've always had a knack for mathematics.
From an early age, wheren we studied geometry, to higher classes when we ventured in algebra or complex analysis, I can still remember the untainted joy felt when intuition kicked in, or when after a brilliant demonstration, suddenly all the pieces of a tedious puzzle would suddenly click together and the whole picture would suddenly make sense.
I think I can say today that the joy I felt in these moments whereas probably the most sincere and intense I have ever experienced in my life.
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Great job
June 7, 2025
Thank you for the corrections :)
Clearly, aAs long as I can remember, I've always had a knack for mathematics.
What did you mean by "clearly" here? I can help with rephrasing the sentence to say what you meant to say.
From an early age, wheren we studied geometry, to higher classes when we ventured into algebra or complex analysis, I can still remember the untainted joy I felt when my intuition kicked in, or when after a brilliant demonstration, suddenly all the pieces of a tedious puzzle would suddenly click together and the whole picture suddenly makde sense.
The way you wrote it originally isn't wrong, per se, but if I were writing this, I'd say "...joy *I* felt when *my* intuition..."
I think I can say today that the joy I felt in these moments where probably the most sincere and intense I have ever experienced in my life.
Funnily enough, though, I never really worked in school, and I never touched mathematics again since I left academics.
What do you mean "worked in school"? You had a job while in school? Or, you never "worked at" mathematics, as in you never studied hard? Or something else?
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Well done, though! I also find math really fun.
June 7, 2025
Thanks a lot for your corrections and comments.
the "Clearly" part was clearly a bad call. If I remember well I wrote this text as a quick answer to the theme (something like "what was your favorite field at school"), and therefore I felt like saying "With no ambiguity whatsoever"... And yes, indeed, it feels a bit clumsy.
"Worked in school" : I wasn't very focused during the lessons, and I can't remember I ever did any homework. I can see it is clumsy and ambiguous but I couldn't (and still can't) come up with a better way to put it.
June 23, 2025
Hi! Sorry for the late reply.
If that's what you meant by "clearly," I think you could say "undisputedly" or "hands down" or "no question." So, that would look like...
- "As long as I can remember, my favorite subject (= 'field' in school) has undisputedly been math, because I've always had a knack for it."
- "As long as I can remember, my favorite subject has been math, hands down, because I've always had a knack for it."
- "As long as I can remember, my favorite subject has been math, no question, because I've always had a knack for it."
"Undisputedly" is the most formal and stiff. The other two are kind of slang.
As for "worked in school," I see what you're getting out now, and the way you wrote the sentence makes sense now that I know what you meant. If you want to convey that idea more precisely, though, you could say "I never worked hard in school," or "I didn't do much work in school," or "I didn't put too much effort into school." There are many variations, but those are some.
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Clearly, as long as I can remember I always had a knack for mathematics.
What did you mean by "clearly" here? I can help with rephrasing the sentence to say what you meant to say. Clearly, as long as I can remember I've always had a knack for mathematics.
I don't understand the need for "clearly" here. It seems like "sans equivoque" means something like "without a doubt" or "to be sure," but if that is the case, it's a bit weird to have both the "sans equivoque" and the "as long as I can remember" phrases side-by-side. |
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I guess I am simply too lazy for that. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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