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1. STATIONARY vs. STATIONERY Keep your stationeries. ❌ Keep your stationery. ✅ Stationary is an adjective. It means NOT moving. For example, The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track. "Stationery" is an uncountable noun; it is a word for writing materials or office supplies. For example, - We can pick up more paper and pens at the stationery store. 2. CONTRACT vs. CONTACT She has contacted HIV. ❌ She has contracted HIV. ✅ Contract (V) has many meanings. One of them is to gain or acquire something such as illness, habits, etc. For example, • She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens. • He has contracted pneumonia. Contact means to touch or establish communication with someone/ something: I am trying to contact my sister. 3. 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 vs. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 An ambulance has carried the coffin. ❌ A hearse has carried the coffin. ✅ Ambulance (noun): Vehicle for medical emergencies, providing on-site care and transport to hospitals. Example: "The ambulance arrived quickly to help the injured cyclist." Hearse (noun): Vehicle for transporting a coffin/casket during funerals. Example: "The hearse solemnly carried the casket to the cemetery." 4. 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 vs. 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 I want yam porridge. ❌ I want yam pottage. ✅ The oat cereals you prepare for your children in the morning are called "porridge", while the dish referred to as porridge in Nigeria is actually known as "pottage". 5. 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲 vs. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 I don't want to loose my car keys again. ❌ I don't want to lose my car keys again. ✅ "Loose" (adjective) means not tight or not fixed firmly. Example: "The loose screws needed tightening." "Lose" (verb) means to be unable to find or keep something. Example: "I don't want to lose my car keys again." . . . I'm committed to keep dishing out invaluable educational content to you. I hope you learned from this. I look forward to hearing from you in the comments section. Itunuayo Lawal Olasunmibo Your go-to Grammar and Diction Coach