May 11, 2020
Pencils or pens?
When I visited a high school in Australia, I found something different from Japan. The students were using pens, instead of pencils. In Japan, high school students use pencils that look like pens. We call them "sharp pencils". If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot. So I wondered why they were using pens. And I thought European or American high school students use pens too because Australians do.
Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!
When I visited a high school in Australia, I foundnoticed the students were doing something different from students in Japan.
The studentsy were using pens, instead of pencils.
If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot.
And I thoughtThen I wondered if European or American high school students use pens, too because Australians do.
This is simpler and I think it still makes your point.
Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!
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When I was in elementary school I used pencils. But I started using pens in junior high school.
May 11, 2020
That' interesting. We're not even allowed to use them in high school.(no one tries to use them)
Pencils or pens?
When I visited a high school in Australia, I founnoticed something different from Japan.
The students were using pens, instead of pencils.
In Japan, high school students use pencils that look like pens.
We call them "sharp pencils"."
If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot.
So I wondered why they were using pens.
And I thoughtI wondered if European or American high school students use pens too because Australians do.
"Because" is used when one thing is a reason for another. You could say, "Because Australia, Europe, and America are similar culturally, I wondered if European and American high school students use pens too." Or "Because I saw Australian students using pens, I wondered if European and American students use pens too."
Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!
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Nice entry! In my high school in America, some students used pens and others used pencils :)
May 11, 2020
Thank you for your corrections and letting me know about that!
When I visited a high school in Australia, I foundsaw something different from how things are in Japan.
The students were using pens, instead of pencils.
If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot.
And then I thought that European orand American high school students probably use pens too because they are similar to Australians do.
"Because Australians do" sounds a bit vague in this context; I don't know if the revision correctly conveys what you were trying to say.
Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!
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In America it depends on the age: younger students use pencils but older students use pens.
May 11, 2020
And then I thought that European orand American high school students probably use pens too because they are similar to Australians do.
"Because Australians do" sounds a bit vague in this context; I don't know if the revision correctly conveys what you were trying to say.
Yes that's exactly what I meant.
May 11, 2020
I don't know which is better but that's interesting.
May 11, 2020
And thank you so much!
May 11, 2020
No problem! Your text was great!
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Good writing! I'm American and was forced to use pencils until high school. At that point, I was allowed to use basically whatever I wanted.
May 11, 2020
That's interesting. Was everyone using a pen instead of a pencil?
I'm from America, and I think it depended on a person's preference. Some people used pens, and some people used pencils. I primarily used mechanical pencils (same as a "sharp" pencil, I believe). I make a lot of mistakes, so it's easier for me to use a pencil than a pen.
The only exception is that very young elementary school children usually use normal wooden pencils. For example, kindergarteners usually use those really thick, yellow, wooden pencils. At least, that's what I used when I was a kid.
There wasn't really that much in terms of enforcement, except for exams, essays, and such. For example, for exam scantrons, we needed to use 2B pencils, which did not include mechanical pencils. Some teachers required that essays be written in blue or black ink (pen).
If there was any enforcement, then I don't remember. I think I mostly only remember what high school was like.
May 11, 2020
@Izanagi I don't remember exactly, but at least most of them were.
Japanese elementary school students use wooden pencils too, but junior and senior high school students use mechanical pencils. In some exams we have to use B or HB pencils. We are not allowed to use pens.
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In canadian high school you were free to use whatever you wanted to. I personally never got used to the feel of ink so I used pencils (even though I'm left handed so I smudged everything I wrote). These days I just take notes on my Ipad .
May 11, 2020
That's nice, we don't use computers either although university students do.
Thank you so much for your correctuins!
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And I thought European or American high school students use pens too because Australians do. And then I thought that European "Because Australians do" sounds a bit vague in this context; I don't know if the revision correctly conveys what you were trying to say.
This is simpler and I think it still makes your point.
"Because" is used when one thing is a reason for another. You could say, "Because Australia, Europe, and America are similar culturally, I wondered if European and American high school students use pens too." Or "Because I saw Australian students using pens, I wondered if European and American students use pens too."
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