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Due to a glue spill, the stationery was stationary

Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010 in Homonyms/Homophones, Incorrect word usage

stake, steak
stake means a long, slender, pointed piece of wood
steak means a slice of beef for broiling

stationary, stationery
stationary means incapable of being moved
stationery means writing materials

steal, steel
steal means to rob
steel means iron hardened with carbon

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