Feb 28, 2023 · The Hanged vs. Hung Debate Is the distinction important? It's still commonly found in usage guides, which typically say that the past and the past participle of hang should be …

Feb 20, 2023 · The weak inflection hanged however continued in use (being the only one used in Bible versions) [and judges pronouncing sentence of death] but was gradually superseded by …

I would use "hangs". "Gets hanged" is inappropriate and awkward, saying that the software has been executed by hanging, and "gets hung" invokes a slang expression regarding the size of …

Jan 20, 2024 · You might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. The omission of stealing assumes that the offence is obvious (historical knowledge presumed), while the other …

Dec 2, 2015 · Hanged, drawn and quartered was the punishment for traitors, that is, men who committed treason, that is, the violation by a subject of his allegiance to his sovereign or to the …

Sep 8, 2022 · Don‘t forget capital crimes whose sentences pronounced by a judge once upon a time did come with wordings like “shall be hanged from the neck until dead” and such. That …

Dec 23, 2024 · For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow . Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, …

I use 'hung' for computers, pictures, and stockings, and 'hanged' for people, except in the phrase 'hung, drawn, and quartered'.

This mis-ordering is apparent in the mid-19th century, when the emasculation and evisceration were removed from the punishment (and the hanging was until dead); you were drawn up to …

Apr 19, 2011 · Collins Cobuild English dictionary: hang up means the same as hang: "I found his jacket, which was hanging up in the hallway". if you hang up or hang up the phone, you end a …