Both Uses of
stationery
in
The Catcher in the Rye
- So all of a sudden, I ran like a madman across the street—I damn near got killed doing it, if you want to know the truth—and went in this stationery store and bought a pad and pencil.†
Chpt 25 *
- But I just put the pad and pencil in my pocket and started walking fast as hell up to her school—I was too excited to write the note right in the stationery store.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(stationery) paper and envelopes for writing letterseditor's notes: Stationery is commonly confused with stationary; i.e., remaining still. The words are pronounced identically, so be sure to note the spelling. It might help to remember which is which, by thinking "First sit still; then write."