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May 11, 2020 · English · 1 min read

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!

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    May 11, 2020, 2:01 a.m.

    That' interesting. We're not even allowed to use them in high school.(no one tries to use them)

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    May 11, 2020, 2:44 a.m.
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    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.

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    May 11, 2020, 2:46 a.m.

    I don't know which is better but that's interesting.

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    May 11, 2020, 2:46 a.m.

    And thank you so much!

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    May 11, 2020, 2:51 a.m.

    No problem! Your text was great!

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    May 11, 2020, 5:47 a.m.

    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.

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    May 11, 2020, 7:20 a.m.

    @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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    May 11, 2020, 11:21 p.m.

    Oh okay we were not even allowed to use pens:(
    I've never wanted to use pens when I'm studying though

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    May 12, 2020, 4:37 p.m.

    oh well :(

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    May 11, 2020, 2:42 a.m.

    That's nice, we don't use computers either although university students do.
    Thank you so much for your correctuins!

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    May 11, 2020, 7:11 a.m.

    Thank you for your corrections and letting me know about that!

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In Japan, high school students use pencils that look like pens.

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If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot.

If you use a pencil, you can erase what you have written, but if you use a pen, you cannot.
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So I wondered why they were using pens.

And I thought European or American high school students use pens too because Australians do.

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.

And I thoughtThen I wondered if European or American high school students use pens, too because Australians do.

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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."
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Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!

Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!

Let me know what high school students in your countries use to write with!

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