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stationary means not-moving stationery means envelopes and letters and stuff. you can remember this as "E for envelope"
by siliconpotato 1y ago
stationary means not-moving
stationery means envelopes and letters and stuff. you can remember this as "E for envelope"
- catlifeonmars 1y agoDoes this make a mailed letter “nonstationary stationery”?
- jagged-chisel 1y agoOnly while in transit. Otherwise, it’s stationary.
- IdreesInc 1y agoOh thanks for the heads up, never knew that. Now to fix all the places I misspelled it...
- AndrewOMartin 1y agoFunnily enough, I think this is because in Medieval times the most common state for traders and merchants was to be mobile and traveling. It was only the guys selling stuff to universities (like the medieval equivalents of ink, pens, paper, envelopes) who had such a valuable and regular customer that they could afford to set up a station[ae]ry shop! Now I write it out sounds unbelievable, and I can't think of a reputable source, but I've been telling this story for years.
- Podrod 1y ago[dead]