stationary vs stationery

(idea) by evilrooster (5.3 y) Fri Feb 23 2001 at 21:51:40

stationary means motionless.

stationery means paper

You can remember this because you get stationery (paper) at a stationer's shop.

Gritchka suggests the following mnemonic as well:

A car can be stationary

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