Today, I took English 099 final alone in a small room.
I took the exam earlier because I have another exam, Math, on the same set day.
I thought I wrote well, but there was a problem about my electronic dictionary.
In class, we were often told that we are allowed or actually encouraged to bring our electronic dictionary on the final essay writing. (Maybe because this class is a non-credit course and mainly for the International students.)
But today, when I asked about this to the English department people, they said that I'm allowed to have a paper dictionary but not an electronic one. They didn't know about the English 099 course. I strongly argued with them, but because the teacher had already gone for the extra class and I didn't remember what was the classroom number was, I couldn't win in this argument.
Therefore, putting aside the big heavy paper dictionary they lend me, I wrote the essay. I thought that if I had the time, then I would have checked the spelling with this," but in the end, there was no time for spell checking. I didn't open that dictionary at all.
I should've remembered about the dictionary when my teacher introduced me, but now the only thing I could do was to have some hope for allowances made for my misspelled words (because at least I explained this matter to my teacher when I finished the exam.)
I really hope they will discount one or two wrong spellings for me.
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I hope your teacher takes into account the misunderstanding about the electronic dictionary.
I am sure you wrote very well.
There is one of those maddening spell check mistakes in this essay of yours, Saku. See if you can find it. The word is used once in your second paragraph and once in the third paragraph, and has to do with weapons (which is not the word you want).
We would generally say there was a "problem" not a trouble. (Must go off to a meeting, but I will continue this later). It was good, Saku.
Back from my meeting.
In the third paragraph, it should be to have a paper dictionary but not an electronic one.
And you argued with them (not to them); the teacher had already gone (or maybe was already gone)...
If you had the time you would have checked the spelling (not spells--though it would be nice to have magic spells to learn easily and pass exams!)
"I didn't open that dictionary at all" (not opened--I know, it doesn't really make sense, because it is past tense, but that's the way it is).
"I should've remembered" ...
Where you write" but now what I could only do is to have some hope for advantages for my misspelled words (because at least I explained this matter to my teacher when I finished the exam)."--the part in parentheses () is very good. Before it, probably "but now the only thing I could do was to.." and let me try to figure out how to say what you are trying to say here. Maybe "to have some hope for allowances made for my misspelled words".
I hope the teachers are kind. It seems to me it would be unfair to mark you down a lot because of misspellings.
"I really hope they will discount one or two wrong spellings for me" (again, instead of spells. Though I am still thinking about magic ones!)
I found what my wrong spelling was!
Thank you for the hint and other suggestions.
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