I'm usually a real spelling and grammar nazi. Well, today I was quite surprised to learn that I've been spelling a common word completely incorrectly for my entire life. You know the word, stationary, right?
Well, I thought I did too... it means not changing/moving, or it means the paper stuff for writing letters. And, that would be the problem. The word defined by the latter is not stationary, but stationery.
I am honestly surprised that this mistake has slipped through the cracks for as long as it has. I guess stationery is another one of those words with the -ery ending, like cemetery. Strange.
Just wanted to share. A friend of mine who is quite good with words apparently was not aware of the subtle spelling difference either. Maybe it's a common mistake.
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I found out I was misspelling ridiculous for about 30 years about a year ago.
Hmmm...I've always been aware of the differences but sometimes got confused which one had the "a" and which one had the "e" - I'd imagine this is a common mistake for sure, though I'm surprised you hadn't heard of the two spellings.
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