stationery

noun

sta·tio·nery ˈstā-shə-ˌner-ē

: materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing

: letter paper usually accompanied with matching envelopes

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stationary or stationery?

The Internet is awash with mnemonics (“something (such as a word, a sentence, or a song) that helps people remember something“) designed to assist those who have trouble distinguishing between two similar words. A fair share of these turn out to be for the words stationery and stationary. The most commonly suggested method is to remember that you buy papER at a stationERy store. If this trick does not work for you, then perhaps it will help to remember that a stationery store is one that is run by a stationer. This word was originally applied to a bookseller, but by the middle of the 17th century it began to be used for a person who sells papers, pens, and office goods.

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From dusk, sidewalks, store or office verandas and car parking spaces burst into unorthodox open-air bazaars, offering anything from groceries to fresh meat, electronics, clothes, medicines, fashion accessories and stationery. —

Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Today, Jesse is the owner and designer of Freja Creative — formerly known as Freed Hands — offering custom stationery, wedding and event signage and calligraphy. —

Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 According to Minted, stationery orders with orange as part of the color palette have increased threefold in the past year. —

Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024 Kate owns four of the brand’s bags, a heritage British label that dates back to 1847, and which has long been a go-to for bags and stationery for royals including Kate and Meghan Markle. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stationery