Stationary or Stationery?

J. Cheney

1. Stationary is an adjective that means not moving, still. As a noun, stationary refers to an individual who is unmoving or staying in one place.

2. Stationery is a noun that refers to the paper on which one writes or to other related items.

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  1. To be official, the letter of recommendation needs to be written on college (stationary, stationery).

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  2. In spite of the strong winds, the aluminum sign remained (stationary, stationery).

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  3. An appropriate gift for any occasion is personalized (stationary, stationery).

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  4. The (stationary, stationery) conditions of the situation enabled her to understand it despite her other confusion.

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  5. The robber, confused by his intellectual interests, yelled at his victim: "Remain (stationary, stationery) and deposit all your belongings from your pockets onto the ground."

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