Friday, February 20, 2015

stationary/stationery: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Friday, February 20, 2015

stationary/stationery
When something is standing still, it’s stationary. That piece of paper you write a letter on is stationery. Let the E in “stationery” remind you of “envelope.”


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