diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
index ebc2e9187534b4..4b886f604aca23 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Numbers
 
 The interpreter acts as a simple calculator: you can type an expression at it
 and it will write the value.  Expression syntax is straightforward: the
-operators ``+``, ``-``, ``*`` and ``/`` work just like in most other languages
-(for example, Pascal or C); parentheses (``()``) can be used for grouping.
+operators ``+``, ``-``, ``*`` and ``/`` can be used to perform
+arithmetic; parentheses (``()``) can be used for grouping.
 For example::
 
    >>> 2 + 2