Would you please correct my English?
I have to write a description of a new product of the store in my university. I'm not confident that I chose right words. Anyone would correct it?
Here the “Kyodai (Kyoto University)” handkerchiefs are newly put on sale!
Cute figures associated with Kyodai are embroidered on them: the symbolic clock tower, a unique student, etc. Will be a good souvenir for the students’ family or the students studying to enter Kyoto University.
Selections:
The clock tower / The camphor tree
Gorilla(The incumbent president of Kyoto University is the leading researcher on gorillas.
) / Mt. Daimonji
Ika-kyo (a “typical” kyodai student look) / the Fibonacci sequence
(The clock tower and the camphor tree in front of the main gate are the symbol of my university.)
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Hello!
I suggest these changes, but overall it was very good! Well done. :)
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The “Kyodai (Kyoto University)” handkerchiefs have recently been put on sale!
Cute figures associated with Kyodai are embroidered on them, such as the symbolic clock tower, a unique student, etc. This would be a good souvenir for a student's family or the students studying to enter Kyoto University.*
The selections are:
The clock tower / the camphor tree**
A gorilla (The incumbent president of Kyoto University is the leading researcher on gorillas) / Mt. Daimonji
Ika-kyo (a “typical” kyodai student look) / the Fibonacci sequence
(The clock tower and the camphor tree in front of the main gate are the symbol of my university.)
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*There's nothing wrong with this sentence, especially in conversation. However, in writing it can bit a bit confusing to read 'students' and 'study' repeated so many times within a sentence. You could refer to the second group of students as 'high school students' or change the second 'studying' to 'practicing for exams to enter Kyoto University.'
**Does the / mean that there is a different design on each side of a hankerchief? It sounds very pretty. :)
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