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E: 25/05 Win a mega bundle of over £166 of notebooks, planners & stationery accessories (IG)
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✨ Our final sponsor of the week is Ohh Deer with their hashtag #StationeryTakeaway…
🎁 Your chance to win big with the ultimate Stationery Takeaway! Win a mega bundle of over £166 of notebooks, planners & stationery accessories by following @ohhdeer & @natstatweek, liking this post, tagging a friend, and answering this tough question:
Where does the word 'Stationery' originate from? 📚
A. From the English word 'Station' relating to Train Stations in the early 1800's, it was a common place for people to purchase journals and notebooks to document their journey's.
B. From Egyptian Mythology, 'Stationary Islands' believed to be a centre of learning & writing and the source of Papyrus.
C. From Medieval Europe, scribes worked in scriptoriums often referred to as 'stationaria' or 'stations' derived from the Latin word 'stationarius' meaning a stationary position or place. The term was later used to encompass the materials used by so called 'Stationaria', with 'Stationaria' or 'Stationers' beginning to refer to people who sold these supplies from a fixed point of sale.
D. From 'Statistician's' tools, the first paper and pens being crafted to record data, the term 'Stationery' coming from a 'Statistician's Station'.
The deets:
- To enter you must have liked this post and also be following both Ohh Deer and National Stationery Week.
- The competition closes at midnight on Saturday 25th May.
- There is 1 prize available and this competition is taking place over Facebook and Instagram.
- The winner will be randomly selected from the comments that have followed all the rules and will be announced on Saturday 1st June on social media.
- The winner will be contacted by Ohh Deer via DM.
- This competition is only open to UK residents.
- This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with META (Instagram/Facebook).
✨ Our final sponsor of the week is Ohh Deer with their hashtag #StationeryTakeaway…
🎁 Your chance to win big with the ultimate Stationery Takeaway! Win a mega bundle of over £166 of notebooks, planners & stationery accessories by following @ohhdeer & @natstatweek, liking this post, tagging a friend, and answering this tough question:
Where does the word 'Stationery' originate from? 📚
A. From the English word 'Station' relating to Train Stations in the early 1800's, it was a common place for people to purchase journals and notebooks to document their journey's.
B. From Egyptian Mythology, 'Stationary Islands' believed to be a centre of learning & writing and the source of Papyrus.
C. From Medieval Europe, scribes worked in scriptoriums often referred to as 'stationaria' or 'stations' derived from the Latin word 'stationarius' meaning a stationary position or place. The term was later used to encompass the materials used by so called 'Stationaria', with 'Stationaria' or 'Stationers' beginning to refer to people who sold these supplies from a fixed point of sale.
D. From 'Statistician's' tools, the first paper and pens being crafted to record data, the term 'Stationery' coming from a 'Statistician's Station'.
The deets:
- To enter you must have liked this post and also be following both Ohh Deer and National Stationery Week.
- The competition closes at midnight on Saturday 25th May.
- There is 1 prize available and this competition is taking place over Facebook and Instagram.
- The winner will be randomly selected from the comments that have followed all the rules and will be announced on Saturday 1st June on social media.
- The winner will be contacted by Ohh Deer via DM.
- This competition is only open to UK residents.
- This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with META (Instagram/Facebook).
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