• Catfish
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    15 days ago

    Stationary vs stationery is one thing my brain just refuses to hold onto. Can’t type management or ophthalmology without finger glitching either.

    • bacon
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      15 days ago

      my english teacher said rulEr is stationEry

      • mysticgreg
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        15 days ago

        The eraser sitting on the table was stationary stationery. Until I lobbed it at my brother.

      • SpinMeAround
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        15 days ago

        Oddly I remembered it by our legs often form an A shape when we’re stationAry.

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      15 days ago

      I never realised there was a difference 🤦🏼‍♀️I just thought it was US vs UK spelling or something 🫣