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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
differnce between hanged and hung
Can we say, "I want to meet the amn before he is hung."?
Or it is always Hanged in context of living beings?
Or it is always Hanged in context of living beings?
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I want to meet the amn (What is amn? ) before he is hanged. hang hanged hanged (put to death)
- I want to meet the amn (What is amn?
- ) before he is hanged.
- hang hanged hanged (put to death)
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I want to meet the amn (What is amn?) before he is hanged.
hang hanged hanged (put to death)
hang hanged hanged (put to death)
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For many years these two words were interchangeable, however there is now a rule of usage for these two words. A person who is executed was hanged, however a picture was hung.
They hanged him yesterday as all the town's people watched.
They hung the pictures all over the gallery in preparation for opening night.
There is still a slight debate over this, but the sentences I h
They hanged him yesterday as all the town's people watched.
They hung the pictures all over the gallery in preparation for opening night.
There is still a slight debate over this, but the sentences I h
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Usage note
Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle, hanged and hung. The historically older form hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death: He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. In the sense of legal execution, hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of spe
Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle, hanged and hung. The historically older form hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death: He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. In the sense of legal execution, hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of spe
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