Spelling guy is back with another lesson. Whether it was me or that Star Wars movie with "Rogue" in the title, I think you might have that one firmly in your head. Now it's on to the latest spelling annoyance.
Here's an example of the latest target - being used incorrectly.
On 2/7/2017 at 6:56 PM, N-DReW25 said:
*The Thugs who ambush you in the hanger have a unique new armor
Oh, N-DReW25. I shake my head in disappointment.
hangar
ˈhaNGər/
noun
noun: hangar; plural noun: hangars
1.
a large building with extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.
Correct Usage: The Millennium Falcon escaped the Death Star's hangar.
verb
verb: hangar; 3rd person present: hangars; past tense: hangared; past participle: hangared; gerund or present participle: hangaring
1.
place or store in a hangar.
Correct Usage: Before the abrupt departure, the Millennium Falcon was hangared in Docking Bay 94 on Tatooine.
hanger
ˈhaNGər/
noun
noun: hanger; plural noun: hangers; noun: coat hanger; plural noun: coat hangers
1.
a person who hangs something.
Correct Usage: Jabba's interior decorator hired a very good hanger for Jabba's prized possession.
2.
a shaped piece of wood, plastic, or metal with a hook at the top, from which clothes may be hung in order to keep them in shape and free of creases.
Correct Usage: The Nazi thug Toht hung his leather coat on a hanger.
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