ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: hung/hanged

Marius Hancu — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

That's a good find, CB.

Re: hung/hanged

Cool Breeze — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:36:58 GMT

This is what Random House Webster's says about hung/hanged:

âUsage. 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 speech and writing except in legal documents. When legal execution is not meant, HUNG has become the more frequent form: The prisoner hung himself in his cell.

Re: hung/hanged

Newguest — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:38:34 GMT

Thank you!!!

Re: hung/hanged

Tanit — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:32:46 GMT

Hi,

Can I use hung/hanged interchangeably?

This has been discussed quite a few times here.
Here are two threads you might find useful:
http://www.englishforums.com/English/HangHangedHungHangedHung/gbwnb/post.htm
http://www.englishforums.com/English/PaintingsPicturesDrawingsHungHanged-Walls/zdkpr/post.htm+

I think you'll find there the answers to questions 1 and 2.

Re: hung/hanged

Marius Hancu — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:27:28 GMT

No:

A picture is hung; a man is hanged.

hung/hanged

Newguest — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:19:16 GMT

1. He hung/hanged himself.

2. I hung/hanged a picture on the wall.

Can I use hung/hanged interchangeably?

Thanks