becasue that is human and animal
(and no jokes about meat being well hung - too predictable)
I heard you use hanged for humans and hung for pheasnts/rabbits etc
2007-03-23 05:40:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
We use the word 'hanged' in English when we speak of hanging as a punishment for a crime. Meat is hung, to mature the flavour. Hung is the usual past tense of 'to hang', 'hanged' is only for the punishment.
Hope that helps,
Simon H
2007-03-23 05:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Simon H 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Humans are hanged and Animals are hung to drain the blood from the carcass ,who really wants to eat meat after that ,it is a religious thing .
2007-03-23 05:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find the correct past tense of the verb to hang is hung. I don't think hanged is a valid word to be used in the past tense.It would be more correct to say it in a future tense i.e.he will be hanged at 12 noon tomorrow.
2007-03-23 05:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hanged, but if male he could also be hung (talking about meat). ;-)
2007-03-23 05:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
peopled are hanged by the neck until dead
and for dead animals, ie game meat it is hung
2007-03-23 05:43:30 · answer #5 · answered by lion of judah 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hung is the present tense, hanged is the past tense - for men, meat, animals.
2007-03-23 05:43:02 · answer #6 · answered by chillipope 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
"Hanged" is the correct past tense form of the verb.
2007-03-23 05:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by blazebrightartist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hanged. All three.
However, modern colloquialisms have pretty much made "hanged" obsolete. So, you can go with "hung" and be fine.
2007-03-23 05:43:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
There`re both right, but hanged sounds more old English.
2007-03-23 05:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by *~STEVIE~* *~B~* 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋