[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Very interesting I thought stationery applies in addition to paper, pens and pencils also to strapler, punch and sharpener. But maybe stationery is becoming outdated because it usually refers to samller shops and cannot be applied to big stores. Samll shops are on the decline any way. In this regard may I ask if the word stationary meaning "not portable or moveable" is any way related to stationery. Students here in Germany are often even not aware of the existence of the two words. In addition the word stationer is confused with station.