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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
hung/hanged
HI
1. He hung/hanged himself.
2. I hung/hanged a picture on the wall.
Can I use hung/hanged interchangeably?
Thanks
1. He hung/hanged himself.
2. I hung/hanged a picture on the wall.
Can I use hung/hanged interchangeably?
Thanks
Top answer
No: A picture is hung; a man is hanged.
- No: A picture is hung; a man is hanged.
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This is what Random House Webster's says about hung/hanged:
—Usage. 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 t
—Usage. 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 t
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