Computer again

Hung-- but what does it mean by a computer 'hanging'? 'Freezing/Seizing up'?

Sooris"This computer hangs often." What will be the past tense of this sentence?

hang hung hung

hang hanged hanged

I think you're confused by the above.

My mother hung the clothes out to dry.

The convicted murderer was hanged yesterday.

Yoong Liat is right. "Hanged" refers to an execution. "Hung" is used in every other instance.

I meant 'freezes'.

I know the difference between hanged and hung. But can we hang a computer like a person or a shirt. The meaning is totally different, isn't it?

"The computer hung often" is the answer you were looking for (meaning the computer frooze up frequently).

"The computer hanged often" would mean that the computer executed (presumably people) frequently.

It's worth pointing out that even native speakers of English mess these two words up frequently, so if you said "the computer hanged" when you really should have sa

Perhaps 'This computer hung up often' would be more natural, Sooris-- then at least I would understand what you meant.


hang up

.	to cause or encounter delay; suspend or slow the progress of: The accident hung up the traffic for several hours.