Maths Terms

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• This is an analogue of - I have to have some excuse for publishing it
• This is of interest in applications - I have to have some excuse for publishing it
• The proof is now complete - I can't finish it
• I cannot follow the details of X's proof - It's wrong
• We omit the details - I can't do it
• This problem is difficult - I don't know the answer
• Without loss of generality - I have done an easy special case
• To fix the ideas - To consider the only case I can do
• X's proof is ingenious - I understand it
• It may be of interest - I have to have some excuse for publishing it
• X's paper is interesting - I don't understand it
• This is a known result but I reproduce the proof for the convenience of the reader - My paper isn't long enough
• Par arbus de language - In the terminology used by other authors
• It is natural to begin with the following considerations - We have to start somewhere
• This was proved by X but the following proof may present points of interest - I can't understand X
• To simplify the notation - It's too much trouble to change now
• It will be observed that - I hope you have not noticed that
• It is obvious - I can't prove it
• The details may be left to the reader - I can't do it
• I wish to thank the referee for his suggestions - I loused it up
• By a straightforward computation - I lost my notes
• This problem is trivial - I know the answer
• This result is well-known - I can't find the reference