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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Spending last month surged more than 4% at miscellaneous store retailers — a catch-all category that includes florists, stationery stores and more. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Seven & i had pushed beyond convenience and supermarket stores, with retail outlets that sold everything from stationery to baby goods. —

River Akira Davis, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024 These small gift bags are ideal for miniature gifts like candles, stationery, jewelry, and more. —

Madison Yauger, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 Other visitors wandered through cellblocks, some stooping to examine the documents on prison stationery that lay everywhere. —

Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stationery