Stationery or Stationary?Long time printers like myself are always on the lookout for typos and misspellings; here’s one I see a lot:
“I’d like to order some stationary.”
I once heard that the most frequently mangled word is “rhythm.” Do you have a favorite spelling screw-up?
And here’s a funny story about the stationery/stationary issue. Enjoy.
“I’d like to order some stationary.”
I once heard that the most frequently mangled word is “rhythm.” Do you have a favorite spelling screw-up?
And here’s a funny story about the stationery/stationary issue. Enjoy.
Long time printers like myself are always on the lookout for typos and misspellings; here’s one I see a lot:
“I’d like to order some stationary.”
I once heard that the most frequently mangled word is “rhythm.” Do you have a favorite spelling screw-up?
And here’s a funny story about the stationery/stationary issue. Enjoy.
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William Alpert is a seasoned entrepreneur and 35 year business veteran. His California based companies design and create printed and electronic marketing materials for Fortune 500s, entrepreneurs as well as advertising and graphic design professionals. He is the author of InkBlot, a weekly journal on business marketing in the internet era. 
however, see the fine madness afoot to change the spelling:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stationary_not_stationery/
Well personally, I won’t sign! We should embrace the idiosyncratic nature of modern English and the confusion that it produces in foreigners and young schoolchildren!