Comment on Tiling with Three Polygons Is UndecidableparentComments−infogulch1yWell he was a child prodigy, but he is no longer a child. A suitable replacement would need to reword the sentence to be about the same length and include that detail without the odd sounding wording.−chongli1yHow about just prodigy?−irjustin1yFor this context, prodigy only applies to children. I'd never call an adult a prodigy except for they were a "former child prodigy".Somewhere along the line you convert from child prodigy to genius assuming you maintained your ability above the rest of the pack.−infogulch1yMaybe "was considered a prodigy as a child" has the implications more clearly aligned, though it is a bit longer.
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Well he was a child prodigy, but he is no longer a child. A suitable replacement would need to reword the sentence to be about the same length and include that detail without the odd sounding wording.
How about just prodigy?
For this context, prodigy only applies to children. I'd never call an adult a prodigy except for they were a "former child prodigy".
Somewhere along the line you convert from child prodigy to genius assuming you maintained your ability above the rest of the pack.
Maybe "was considered a prodigy as a child" has the implications more clearly aligned, though it is a bit longer.