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Is it stationery or stationary? [VIDEO]
Author : Jacob Funnell
Posted : 04 / 11 / 16
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Two of the most commonly confused words in the English language are ‘stationary‘ and ‘stationery‘.
It may come as a surprise that they are separate words, but they are different – ‘stationary’ and ‘stationery’ mean entirely different things, even though they happen to be spelled in a very similar way.
So what’s the difference? And, more importantly, how do you make sure you’ll remember the difference when you’ve long since clicked away from this blog post? Watch this 60-second video to learn how:
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