diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-numbers-and-mathematical-operations/6839b3295323f563efc68f5c.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-numbers-and-mathematical-operations/6839b3295323f563efc68f5c.md
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--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-numbers-and-mathematical-operations/6839b3295323f563efc68f5c.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-numbers-and-mathematical-operations/6839b3295323f563efc68f5c.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ If you're wondering if increment and decrement operators (`++` and  `--`) work
 
 Instead of `x++`, you can simply write `x += 1`, which makes it obvious that you're incrementing the value of `x` by `1`.
 
-Writing `++x` in Python just applies the unary plus twice, and increment anything:
+Writing `++x` in Python just applies the unary plus twice, and does not increment anything:
 
 ```python
 my_var = 5