I think 'stationary', i.e. 'not moving' implies that the thing has the potential of not being stationary. NB, I say implies, because I don't think it would be part of a basic dictionary definition, but there would be some redundancy/tautology in saying e.g. 'a stationary mountain'. It's not like all the other mountains are going anywhere.
Thinking out loud, it would probably be a good idea to bring out the stationary condition of the object by contrast with something that isn't.
I think the word is usually applied to inanimate objects.
Make a set of rules out of the above, break them all at once and you have a winner...
OK, when I hear Sationery (with an E), I was thinking along the lines of pens, pencils, papers, scissors, rulers, paper folders, notebooks (paper ones), paperclips, those kinda things.... but the challenge description states the following,
"That is with an E not an A so it means stuff you write on. It's not as dumbs as it sounds; lots of people have submitted extraordinary images of paper."
Is it limited only to the medium in which we "write on" and not "write with" ? Also ,it states rather loudly the word "paper". Hmm... I see a lot of misled voting in the week ahead :(
I think he means the s on the end of the word "dumbs".
Yikes, I can't believe I missed that! Thanks. Perhaps that can be corrected at the same time as the definition for stationery is expanded beyond paper...
Ok I'm all set. I have my idea for Stationery and it even goes for Stationary.lol. Now I just have to pull it off in time and HOPE (crossing fingers) it isn't duplicated. I have a "slight" idea it may be duplicated by at least 3 other entries so I have to make it good then! I thought my Superstitions would be duplicated to and it wasn't so maybe I will get lucky. I didn't enter Superstitions. I think if I did I may have done better then I am in glass although I am not that unhappy with my glass score.....yet.
I can't BELIEVE IT! I was just going to go shopping for a prop I needed and while on my way out the door I looked to my right and noticed I had the exact PERFECT one already and right in my house! Down went my purse and I hightailed it over to the item and now all that is left to do is let the craft of photography take over!
My motivation in this challenge will be not to move every single voter on DPC but to move Scalvert. :) You can let me know after challenge Scalvert if it moves you.
Yay! Good luck with your shot, M. I don't even have an idea yet :P
I'm sure you'll come up with something great. My problem is that I have a great idea for stationery that would even impress Scalvert but I probably won't have time to pull it off. Instead, I'll probably go take a picture of a rock for stationary and submit it for my usual score of 5.3.
It's pretty obvious the paired challenges are a play on words, and that the challenge writers intend the "stationery" challenge to be about PAPER; it's true that you can locate definitions of "stationery" that include assorted paraphernalia, but the prime definition is something like "writing paper and envelopes, as in: A resume should be on fine stationery.", and even wikipedia says: "Stationery is a general name given to paper and office supplies such as envelopes, notepads, pens, pencils, erasers, paper clips, staples, etc., and refers to all products sold by "stationers". The term "stationery" is frequently used to refer more specifically to paper used for written correspondence..."
Couple that with the specific references to paper in the description, and it should be clear enough, surely?
The idea of whether "stationary" should only properly apply to objects that are capable of motion but currently at rest is a fascinating bit of hair-splitting indeed :-) I mean, one doesn't normally refer to "a stationary mountain", as if there might be such a thing as a moving mountain, but nevertheless if you asked me to divide everything I am currently seeing through my window as "moving" or "stationary", I'd definitely lump the mountain in the latter category...
(Not that i can see a mountain from my window on Cape Cod, but...)
The idea of whether "stationary" should only properly apply to objects that are capable of motion but currently at rest is a fascinating bit of hair-splitting indeed :-) I mean, one doesn't normally refer to "a stationary mountain", as if there might be such a thing as a moving mountain, but nevertheless if you asked me to divide everything I am currently seeing through my window as "moving" or "stationary", I'd definitely lump the mountain in the latter category...
Mountains do move though, from a leisurely 14mm per year for the Sierra Nevada mountains to a speeding 127mm per year for the Hawaiian Islands. Taking it a step further, one could say nothing on Earth qualifies as stationary due to movements of the crust not to mention the Earth's movement through space. It's all relative really. So, my definition of stationary wouldn't include the ability of the subject to move merely it's current state of relative movement.
I think I'm a bit thickheaded...I'm not sure what might qualify for a "stationary" picture. I realize it means not moving...like take a picture of a bike parked kind of a thing? My head is swimming with all the ideas.
Anything not moving will qualify. Anything incapable of movement possibly is an even stronger interpretation. A bike is only stationary so long as it's parked, after all.
From dictionary.com:
sta·tion·ar·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stsh-nr)
adj.
1.
a. Not moving.
b. Not capable of being moved; fixed.
It's amazing to me that if you put either spelling into a google image search you still get paper! lol.
I'm not surprised. Not many people would know it's been misspelled, and as a retailer you want your product to show up even when it is misspelled. I'm an excellent speller, avid reader and writer by degree, and I honestly would have had to look up which is which if asked to figure it out. Same with complimentary vs. complementary. I only figured out capital vs. capitol as a kid because someone gave me a memory trick for it.
So basically what this thread is saying..that no matter what challenege I enter I will get several DNMC's even if it fits the actual definition.
For stationery - the fact that the DPC said it's not as dumb as it sounds and then lists it specifically to paper means that shot that doesn't have paper in it, but is considered stationery will get many many DNMC.
For stationary - Anything that isn't moving really fits the category, but if someone goes out and takes a photo of grass, they'll probably get several DNMC's.
