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For example, the past tense of all of the beginning examples would use hung. Some will say that these two words, hanged vs. However, I highly advise against using these words interchangeably. The vast majority of writing professionals object to the use of hung in execution contexts. The American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel Survey showed 71 percent of experts objected to hung used in this sense.
That word sound very country and hackish. Hung is more appropriate and rolls of the tongue with more ease, it sounds proper. Hanged, does not. I don't claim to be a well educated woman but the usage of the word hanged irks me to no end. Sara Malam Jan UKAnon Sep Julian Freeman and Sara Malam - I don't know about the US, but in the UK it's exactly the opposite - if you want to sound educated, you follow UKAnon and say somebody hanged themselves, as any British dictionary will tell you:.
If you want to sound not quite so educated or couldn't give a damn either way, you say people are hung and people like me will wince - silently.
But for everyone, things, of course, are hung. Warsaw Will Sep I agree with Warsaw Will. We are too ready to accept bad grammar although it is very difficult to correct someone. Some of my in-laws talk about having rang someone rather than rung and also say someone is more friendlier. How to correct them in a manner which will not cause offence? Mature Lady -the answer is simple - don't! Why should any of us presume to 'correct' the way other people talk? In any case, as we can see in these pages, people's ideas of what constitutes correct varies quite a bit.
And just because I differentiate between hanged and hung doesn't mean that someone else who doesn't is wrong. There are quite a few newer usages I don't like, so I don't use them. But correct another native speaker's grammar? Unless they're laying down the law in these pages, in which they're fair game! Warsaw Will Dec I fall in with the "objects are hung", "people are hanged" lobby. There is, however, one notable instance when hung can be used in referring to a person.
I'm sure we all know what that one is. You use "hung" when have, has, or had precedes it. In all cases, the past tense for hang is hanged. Most people are incorrect. Just because it has been accepted by the masses, who are extremely uneducated, it does not make it correct. People got nervous using hanged because it reminded them of executions. That is why hung was used. It is not correct. It's such a shame that so many unqualified baboons are teaching naive people the incorrect word, acting as if they know something, when in reality they do not know anything.
Please refrain from telling people "hung" is the past tense of hang. You are a disgrace. Dracula Jan Skeeter Lewis Jan This little tale illustrates one of the few times when hung can be used when referring to a person Tam the local drunk is draped over the bar in his local when the door opens and this figure wearing a black frock coat and a black homburg comes in, glides over to a table and sits down.
The barman pours a glass of milk and takes it over to that guy at the table. When he gets back behing the bar Tam says, "Milk! Is there something you know that they don't? I think we should be told! Warsaw Will Jan Hairy Scot - You've got a thing about this, haven't you? Nice story. But table service in a Scottish bar? Hung emerged as pp. WW Not so much a thing about hung, more about illustrating the differences between hung and hanged.
I remember during the 60s a Scottish folk singer, as part of his intro to a song about Timothy Evans who had just recently been posthumously pardoned, making the comment "He must have been chuffed to his knickers, coz they hung him eleven years ago". As for the table service: just a little bit of "poetic licence". Your phrase "chuffed to the knickers" reminds me that playwright Harold Pinter was rather fond of the expression "chuffed to the bollocks", bollocks being another of M-W's favourites.
Warsaw Will Mar MirrorImage Apr I'm an antiquarian. I want my careful though defective, of course education to matter. Should my position have any legitimacy? I think it has always been a strong motivation for those who resist linguistic change; and sloppiness has always been a pressing reason for it. Charles Russell May I want to know , which is the correct sentence to use when your laptop freeezes. Like , " My laptop hung up or my laptop hanged or my laptop is hung.
Maya Mar This explains it best. The man was hanged for stealing horses, but no one took him down and the body hung there for days. Papajewl May Do you have a question? Submit your question here. Yes No. You might also want to take a peek at begun vs. All rights reserved. Home Grammar Hanged vs. Hung: Differences in Meaning and Use Hanged vs.
Hung: Differences in Meaning and Use. Hanged vs. Hung: A Deadly Difference Hanged and hung are really confusing words. For example: During the Salem witch trials, suspected witches were hanged at the gallows. The poster I hung in my room was crooked. Hung in a Sentence Since the verb hung can have a lot of different uses, check out a few fun sentences to see this word in action. She hung the rug on the line to let it dry.
When the gamer lost the competition, he hung his head in defeat. The YouTuber hung his head sadly when his channel was canceled.
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