Do you use a pencil or pen?

Well, I think both. Because using a pencil lessen your mistakes. And using a pen makes it more formal. So, both has its own function in different ways.

I am not a student...other than being a student of life. However, find this an interesting discussion...at any age. When I am writing for general purposes I prefer a black pen. When I am writing in an address book or day-timer I prefer a pencil. Life changes so quickly and using a pencil allows me to 'erase' things in a less untidy way. Works for me! Raia

I'd prefer pen, its more organize and more professional in a way.

Some use pencils so that they could easily do corrections with erasures and re-writes. That is indeed organized in a sense. Those who use pen seem to be either more assertive on what they write without hesitations or wouldn't mind any errors in their writings since, they themselves know the errors among themselves when they read their written work. I guess that goes with the personality of the person who is using the writing instrument. We used pencils before and it was later on that we were allowed to use pens.

Hi georg, i prefer pencil than pen, coz i can erase the mistakes and its more comfortable to me i also like to draw with pencil

This is an interesting discussion as when i was at primary school we were only allowed to use pencils and i really enjoyed writing with my pencil and used it both at home and at school, they when we were moving up to secondry school we were encouraged to start writing in pen and it was a real struggle for myself. Nowadays I have have left school I always use a pen to write with but as soon as i start writing with a pencil i feel a lot more comfortable using it and my handwriting improves a great deal too. there is a lot to be said about the humble pencil. lol regards lucy

I prefer to use pen with everything that I write. My children are home schooled and I will allow them to use pen some. However, I feel that it is best that they use pencil for the corrections to be made that I know will need to be made.

Im a great lover of Pen I love to collect them in different colours . I rarely use pencil if i am told to do so.

Hello goergineo! Welcome to mylot by the way, well I am the type of person the loves writting with pens. While I was in elementary school I loved writing with pencil, I used pencil all of the time. I didn't have to have a reason to use a pencil I just loved it. When I got in middle and highschool it was all about pens. There are decorative pens now and I love writing with them. When I write my cousin and his friend that are locked up I use pen. I feel like when I write in pen I am being more of an adult and when I write in pencil I feel as though I am still in elementary school. I fell like my creativity comes out when writing with pen and I seem to stay focus and on topic when using one. This was really a good discussion goergineo. Once again welcome to mylot. I feel like pen is better then pen and with that said NakitaLikely3617 is out!

I use both. It all depends on what I am writing or doing. If I am doing math problems or something like that I like to use a pencil so I can erase my mistakes, and then I don't have to completely restart my problem. I can just erase and continue from there. I like to write with a pen if I am writing down notes in class or something like that. I like writing with a pen alot better. Most of the time, I just use my laptop. I have sloppy handwriting so it is easier to read if I just type it. I just take my laptop to class.

I think both are OK!As you say,using a pen and using pencil both have advantages.So let it go naturally!

As a college student I prefer to use a pencil. With pen you have to use white out or just scratch it out if there is not white out available to you. It just makes the paper look messy if there is white out and scratch outs. Also with a pencil you can erase it and the paper will not look as messy. I have OCD when it comes to things like that. My paper has to look nice even if it's just a paragraph or two or else I will not turn it in.

I prefer using pens as I don't have to sharpen it anymore. With pencil, when the tip isn't sharp enough, I find it hard to use, whereas if I use pen, I can just write and write and write.

While taking notes or in exams, pencil is better. Otherwise I will have to cross out your wrong words. But while writing a document that mustn't be changed by a bad guy, I have to use pen of course. If you say which one do I like, I like pencil more.

i prefer pencil cause i think pencil makes me feel free to write.I can draw a picture or write down anything I like on the textbook as I like,without worrying about anything. Sometimes, ink may ruin paper or dirts our hands

I used pen more often,, but when I try to make a drafts, I always use pencil..

Here in Manila, kids from prep to 3rd grade uses pencil. When a student reaches 4th Grade that's the time they will use pens. In highschool and colleges, pencils are used for exmas but for taking down notes it's always the pen that they prefer to used.

I used a ball-pen.The mark will disappear easily,I think.And pen is troubled to be written.

I use Pen to write notes as its easy and faster. but I use pencil only for drawing and pencil sketch.

i am a student, and i prefer using pencils since writing with them is erasable.