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I found out, just yesterday, that it is stationery (with an ery) when talking about office supplies and stationary (with an ary) when talking about something th
by scraft 11y ago
I found out, just yesterday, that it is stationery (with an ery) when talking about office supplies and stationary (with an ary) when talking about something that isn't moving. I'm not a grammar nazi and I don't care how people spell it at all, I was just interested that after years I had always been getting it wrong, so I am just sharing it here!
- mrkmcknz 11y agoMy bad. I don't typically check back over anything I type on HN. If I had $1 every time my grammar or spelling was incorrect, well you know the story.
- allwein 11y agoThe mnemonic I remember being taught is this: Stationery with an 'E' is for Envelopes and such Stationary with an 'A' is when you Ain't moving much