Helene Gannac wrote: What about the verb to hang, which has got 2 past tenses hanged and hung, which mean different things? The original English was to hang, hung(past), hung(past participle). When did we start using hanged?
I was taught (in school, in Scotland) that pictures may be hung, and people may be hanged - in the sense of being suspended. But didn't the judge say "hung by the neck until you are dead"? Or maybe that was "hanged" - my brain is confused now. So I don't know which is correct. And then there's the other sense, as mentioned in Edith's joke list (I liked the whole list, Edith): Q. How can you tell when a man is well-hung? A. When you can just barely slip your finger in between his neck and the noose. But I think that's always "hung". Well, or otherwise. <G> BFN, Margery. ============================================ [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Herts, UK ============================================ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
