Just thought I'd share with you all

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Many thanks!

So cartridges for computers and cartridges that don't move. Fairly narrow range of stock...

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My old English teacher used to tell us to remember “e” for envelope.

Yeah, but that's the point, don't tell us, tell people that don't know!! 🤣

e envelope ✉️
a car 🚘 (car is stationary)

shop owners & sign makers!!🤬

frankly sign makers who don't alert business owners should have to make them a new sign FOC!

"tell people that don't know'' tell people who don't know

To be fair, those cars do look stationary.

Is it not a bit bonkers to use "car" as a mnemonic for something stationary when the sole purpose of a car is that it takes you from place to place?! I mean I don't see much of a market for cars that don't move...

A parked car is stationary.

Yeah, I know, but still!

I was taught that stationers sell stationery.

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We were and so was the sign! I guess the envelopes & other stationEry were also stationary! 🤣🤣

In 50 years it never failed me 💁🏻‍♀️😂

It is Pedants' corner!

I learned stationery - there's an e in paper
stationary - there's an a in car.

I know that there is also an a in paper, but it's worked for me so far...

Thank you! This is one of the ones I genuinely struggle to remember which is which. I don’t write either word often enough for it to be an issue so I usually just Google it. Will remember this now though.

Local shop had 'stationary' and 'confectionary ' on their sign.
Nothing beats Lidl's 'celery storks' though.

Yes to discuss the OP. You don't have to pick at other things, it's not compulsory.

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Didn’t you know there’s a rule on this board that examples of Muphry’s Law in action have to be commented on?

You don’t have to pick at anything. We all know what the advert is intending to say and we all knew what you meant with your comment.

By definition, everyone here is pedantic though so no one is safe.

Obviously e for envelope and ar for at rest.

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