Stationery/stationary
- A stationer (noun) sells writing paper so stationery
(noun) is writing paper and envelopes.
I ran out ofstationery(noun) so I had to buy some. - Stationary(adjective) means fixed in one place.
The train wasstationary(adjective) at the platform.
Looking at common mistakes
A mistake that is frequently heard is the following:
He is very differentto his brother.This is wrong. It should be:
He is very differentfrom his brother.If youdiffer, you move awayfrom.
If you aresimilar, you are similarto.Checking apostrophes and abbreviations
◆ Do not put an apostrophe every time there is a plural
word ending in ‘s’.
◆ The abbreviation of ‘could have’ is ‘could’ve’not‘could
of’.
◆ Do not put a full stop after a contraction:
Doctor – Dr
Mister – Mr82 / PART ONE: THE BASICS