What the Two Spellings of Stationary/ery Have to Do with Booksellers. Why Pronunciations Change.

What the Two Spellings of Stationary/ery Have to Do with Booksellers. Why Pronunciations Change.

"Stationary" and "stationery" have the same ultimate origin, but they evolved to have different meanings and one became tied to paper goods. Also, a recent survey in the UK highlighted pronunciations that annoy people. We look at which ones and why.

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471 GG Size versus Sized. When Is It OK to Be Redundant? Mind Your P’s and Q’s.

471 GG Size versus Sized. When Is It OK to Be Redundant? Mind Your P’s and Q’s.

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470 GG Prepositions in Shakespeare

470 GG Prepositions in Shakespeare

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469 GG Kudos. Crossword Puzzles. Squad Goals. June 4, 2015.

469 GG Kudos. Crossword Puzzles. Squad Goals. June 4, 2015.

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468 GG Congratulations. Food Names That Come From Countries…or Not. Tall Poppy Syndrome.

468 GG Congratulations. Food Names That Come From Countries…or Not. Tall Poppy Syndrome.

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467 GG Deep Seeded or Deep Seated?, Lewis Carroll: He Loved to Play with Language, Japanese Words in English

467 GG Deep Seeded or Deep Seated?, Lewis Carroll: He Loved to Play with Language, Japanese Words in English

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466 GG Healthy Versus Healthful. The Best SAT Essay Ever. Fast and Loose

466 GG Healthy Versus Healthful. The Best SAT Essay Ever. Fast and Loose

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465 GG Two Spaces After a Period?

465 GG Two Spaces After a Period?

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464 GG Weird Conditionals

464 GG Weird Conditionals

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