“The past tense of hang in almost all situations is hung. You hung a picture on the wall yesterday, or you hung out at the mall last week. Only use hanged when referring to someone who has been killed by hanging.”
Hanged is specific to someone being killed by hanging, while hung is less specific, but still accurate. Some who hung themself may have done so by the leg, but unless specified it will be assumed that it is by the neck.
*hanged, not that it really matters
It doesn’t really matter because hung is correct.
No it isn’t
“The past tense of hang in almost all situations is hung. You hung a picture on the wall yesterday, or you hung out at the mall last week. Only use hanged when referring to someone who has been killed by hanging.”
Hanged is specific to someone being killed by hanging, while hung is less specific, but still accurate. Some who hung themself may have done so by the leg, but unless specified it will be assumed that it is by the neck.
Yep. A square is both a square and a rectangle. Both are true.
So what’s the problem? Matt was in fact killed by hanging.
Yes, so hanged is the correct form