Which of these words refers to commercially manufactured writing materials?
Stationary vs. stationery
These two words have completely different meanings: “Stationary” means not moving, whereas “stationery” refers to office supplies like pencils, erasers, paper, and envelopes.
There is a simple way to remember which one’s which. Take –ERY, the last part of “stationery”, as your clue: Now remember that the “e” is for erasers and envelopes – two very common pieces of stationery!
A stationer is a person or shop selling paper, pens, and other writing and office materials.
The adjective 'static' means 'lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way.'
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