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stationary - correct spelling

adjectiveGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses stationary and stationery. Click here for that discussion.Example: The price of the stock has remained stationary for more than a week.See stationery....

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7 years ago

stationery - correct spelling

nounGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses stationary and stationery. Click here for that discussion.Example: She used her personal stationery for the thank-you note.See stationary....

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7 years ago

statue - correct spelling

nounNot statute.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses statue, statute, and stature. Click here for that discussion.Example: The pigeons sat on the statue in the park....

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7 years ago

statute - correct spelling

nounNot statue.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses statue, statute, and stature. Click here for that discussion.Example: Congress passed a statute to lower taxes....

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stomach - correct spelling

noun and verbExample: He filled his stomach with junk food. nounExample: He couldn’t stomach any more committee meetings. verb...

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straight - correct spelling

adjective, adverb, and nounExample: He walked in a straight line. adjectiveExample: Son, please stand up straight. adverbExample: They wanted their children to stay on the straight and narrow. noun...

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strategy - correct spelling

nounNot strategery. :-)Example: The company’s president developed a new marketing strategy....

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strength - correct spelling

nounExample: His bulging muscles showed his strength....

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strenuous - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: The doctor advised him to refrain from strenuous exercise....

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stretch - correct spelling

verb, noun, and adjectiveExample: You should stretch before exercise. verbExample: That stretch of highway needs new pavement. nounExample: They rode in a stretch limo. adjective...

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striking - correct spelling

verb (present participle of the verb strike) and adjectiveExample: The builder was striking the spike with a large hammer. verbExample: The striking young man looked like an actor. adjective...

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stubbornness - correct spelling

nounNot stubbernness or stubborness.Example: His stubbornness irritated his neighbors....

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studying - correct spelling

verb (present participle of the verb study)Example: We are studying effective writing....

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7 years ago

subordinate - correct spelling

adjective, noun, and verbExample: He uses too many subordinate clauses in his writing style. adjectiveExample: Though she was his subordinate, she knew she had more smarts. nounExample: He will subordinate his personal interest to the greater good. v...

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7 years ago

subpoena - correct spelling

noun and verbNot subpena.Example: The judge issued a subpoena for the records. nounExample: Congress will subpoena the witnesses. verb...

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substantial - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: He bought a substantial interest in the company....

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subtle - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: Though the changes were subtle, he noticed them at once....

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succeed - correct spelling

verbExample: He wanted to succeed in his career....

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success - correct spelling

nounExample: “Nothing succeeds like success.” — Sir Arthur Helps, “Realmah” (1868)....

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successful - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: The successful venture returned handsome profits to the investors....

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succession - correct spelling

nounExample: The people celebrated his succession to the throne.Example: He inherited the property through intestate succession....

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sudden - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: The sudden appearance of his mother at the party embarrassed the college student....

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sufficient - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: He provided sufficient funds for his children’s education....

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superintendent - correct spelling

nounExample: The superintendent of the apartment building enforced the rules....

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7 years ago

supersede - correct spelling

verbNot supercede.Consider this usage note from Merriam-Webster: Supercede has occurred as a spelling variant of supersede since the 17th century, and it is common in current published writing. It continues, however, to be widely regarded as an error...

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7 years ago

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