A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that’s used to join words or parts of words. It’s not interchangeable with other types of dashes.
A dash is longer than a hyphen and is commonly used to indicate a range or a pause. The most common types of dashes are the en dash (–) and the em dash (—).
Stationery
[stey-shuh-ner-ee]
Stationary or stationery?
They're just one letter off, but that pesky little "e" or "a" changes the meaning of these words entirely.
Stationery is writing paper or writing materials such as pens, envelopes, and ink.
The word is derived from the Middle Latin stationarius, "stationary seller." In the Middle Ages roving peddlers often sold writing supplies, moving their wares from "station" to "station."
Switch that final "e" for an "a" and to be stationary is to be unmoving.
”Didn’t saw it.”
You did it see it coming, didn’t you? Did is past tense. So is <insert past tense of verb>. Using both is redundant and wrong. If you continue to use the two together, you have more to worry about than just making your colleagues reach for that palm to hit the face.
Remember you don’t “didn’t did” something”. You “didn’t do” it.
Replace with: “Didn’t see it.”
