So, I went to a grammar page to just meander through some grammarish stuff and I picked "confusing words". As I ran through the list looking for some that might be confusing to me I came across one that I didn't even know existed! Woo hoo! I love it when that happens.
Stationary and stationery. Did you know they were two different words? Anyway, it goes like this:
Stationary is to stay in one place.
We cemented the post so it would remain stationary.
Stationery is like fancy writing paper (or not fancy).
She wrote her letter on stationery she'd received for her birthday.
I knew there were the different meanings but I don't think I'd ever realized there were two different spellings. I hope I remember this in the future.
I found it at www.grammarbook.com/homonyms/confusing-words-4.asp
Not very useful, I suppose, but I liked finding something totally new to me.
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ReplyDeleteHA HA HA HA. I always do that in my blogs.. I usually add something that is relevant to my blabbering. It helps add effect.
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I knew there was a difference, but, now I know which one to use the "A" and which to use the "E" with. Keep up the good posts!