Stationary vs. Stationery

[CkretAjint]

So which is it, Stationary vs. Stationery? I've seen it used both ways all over the place...

[Yossarian]

Stationery. I just remember "e" as in envelope.

[garricks]

stationery: letterhead, etc.

stationary: not moving (like a stationary bike)

[doctorfoz]

There are one or two in this list which are UK rather than US - but valuable all the same....

complementary (relating to), complimentary (free)
stationery (envelopes etc), stationary (standing still)
licence (a noun), license (verb)
practice (an activity), practise (to do something)
instal (eg, heating system), not ‘install’
fulfil (eg, a dream) not ‘fulfill’
skilful, not ‘skillful’ or ‘skillfull’
instalment (eg, of a payment), not ‘installment’
fulfilment, not ‘fulfillment’
accommodation, not ‘accomodation’
its (belonging to), it’s (it is)
pronunciation, not ‘pronounciation’
women’s (eg, clothing), not ‘womens’ or womens’
children’s (eg, clothing), not ‘childrens’ or childrens’
men’s (eg, clothing), not ‘mens’ or mens’
principal (main, primary), principle (as in ‘sticking to your principle’)
personal (adjective), personnel (plural noun)
separate (distinct from), not ‘seperate’
ongoing, not ‘on-going’
start-up (noun), start up (verb)
two years’ work, not ‘two year’s work’ or ‘two years work’
programme (UK), program (US only)
acquire. not ‘aquire’
acquisition, not ‘aquisition’
acquiesce in, not ‘aquiesce in’
to lose something (NOT ‘to loose’)
high street shops, not ‘High Street’ shops
professional, not ‘proffesional’
profit, not ‘proffit’
independent, not ‘independant’
dependent (adjective), dependant (noun)
respondent (to a questionnaire), not ‘respondant’
targeted, not ‘targetted’
benefited, not ‘benefitted’
definite, not ‘definate’
rigorous, not ‘rigourous’
humorous, not ‘humourous’

[garricks]

i got tripped up by capital/capitol last week.

Capital: Capital letter, or city that is a seat of government
Capitol: The building in which the legislature sits

[Mynock]

Don't get me started on whores devours :P

[captain spanky]

my mum is/was an english teacher and so i'm always pissing people off at work correcting their spelling and grammar... it doesn't make me any friends :(

[WannaBrie]

Mine was too, Cap'n and I do the same thing. So that's why I have no friends. I always thought it was becuz I'm so much better than everyone else. J/K!

Thanks for that exhaustive list Dr. Foz, that will help me to keep even more people from talking to me! ;)

[Yossarian]

Here you go Brie,
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
Now you can make EVERYONE stop talking to you. :)

[WannaBrie]

Haha! Thanks Yossarian!

[budafist]

The way I remember:
Stationery = Envelope
Stationary = Car

[urstwile]

I remember it as you use stationery to write a letter, but when you stay, you're stationary.