From the course: Writing with Commonly Confused Words
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"Stationary" or "stationery"?
From the course: Writing with Commonly Confused Words
"Stationary" or "stationery"?
- Stationary is another commonly misspelled word because there are two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. In other words, they're homophones. Stationary with an E is paper. Usually paper that you use for writing letters or notes. I felt like such a grownup when I bought my own monogrammed stationery. Stationary with an A, means not moving, fixed in one place, still. People bought a lot of stationary bikes last year. To remember the difference, think of the E in stationary as standing for envelope. The thing you buy at the stationery store and use to send a letter. You can also remember that when you're stationary you're standing still, since standing is spelled with an a, the association can remind you to put the second A in stationary.
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"A lot" or "alot"?49s
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"Affect" or "effect"?3m 42s
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"Bated" or "baited"?1m 25s
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"Capital" or "capitol"?1m 48s
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"Cite," "sight," or "site"?1m 2s
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"Complement" or "compliment"?1m 20s
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"Council" or "counsel"?1m 11s
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"Desert" or "dessert"?1m 19s
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"Foreword" or "forward"?1m 35s
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"Gray" or "grey"?1m 6s
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"Home" or "hone"?1m 31s
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"Lightening" or "lightning"?57s
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"Principal" or "principle"?1m 37s
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"Stationary" or "stationery"?56s
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