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.
p. 258.9 *stationery = a store selling paper & envelopes for writing letters, and related items such as supplies for an office or for an artist
- 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.†
p. 259.2stationery = paper and envelopes for writing letters
Definition:
paper and envelopes for writing letters
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."