I.e. - "sing" changes to "sung" or "sang" not "singed". - Any examples if there are other words following this rule? If not, why is this the only one?
2007-03-22 08:51:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
banged, clanged, fanged, ganged, dinged, kinged, pinged, winged, zinged, gonged, ponged...to name a few.
and as far as the hanged/hung controversy, they are both correct. Hung is used for inanimate objects.
2007-03-22 09:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by pinkbunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct usage is that 'hanged' is used of people and 'hung' of objects.
If you want to pursue your very interesting query, do a little google on the differences between 'strong' and 'weak' verbs. Interesting stuff. Hope you like Anglo-Saxon :-)))
2007-03-22 09:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by palaver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the hang past tense it was hung. Maybe I`m wrong.
2007-03-22 08:55:22 · answer #3 · answered by Wey Runy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Banged
2007-03-22 08:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by AnarchyAlchemy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pinged
Banged
Longed
2007-03-22 08:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"hang" doesn't change to "hanged," it changes to "hung." Not all people are educated though, so they might not use it in their speech.
Actually, "sing" does change to "sang."
2007-03-22 08:55:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kharm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Say it anyway you want, but there is a great difference between:
"The man was hanged." and "The man was hung."
2007-03-23 10:41:06 · answer #7 · answered by hombrejusto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about bang and banged, harangue and harangued, wrong and wronged, ding and dinged, ping and pinged, wing and winged for a few.
2007-03-22 09:01:03 · answer #8 · answered by webned 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think hanged is supposed t b hung
2007-03-22 08:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by Micheala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bang--banged
sting--stinged
long--longed
ding--dinged
gong--gonged
gang--ganged
need I go on?
2007-03-22 09:01:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋