Hanged On The Wall

The picture hangs in the gallery.

Hanged on the wall.

The exception comes where hang means to put to death by hanging the past tense and past participle of hang in this sense and only in this sense is hanged. Hanged is used only when referring to the hanging of a person by the neck with the intention of killing him or her. Hung is the past tense and past participle of hang in most of that verb s senses for instance yesterday you might have hung a picture on the wall hung a right turn and hung your head in sorrow. In addition to picking the right weight capacity the length of the hollow wall anchor is important because the bolt must extend beyond the wall so it can expand behind it.

The standard rule for the past tense of hang is this. The salem witches were not burned. In all other cases hung is the past tense of hang. After school she hung out in the library.

If you re hanging a heavy mirror on plaster without a stud your best bet is a hollow wall anchor such as a toggle bolt that expands and secures behind the plaster wall. Some interesting related words. Use hanged when referring to a person being suspended by a rope around the neck until dead. I hung a picture of noah webster on the wall.

Before you start hanging plates on a wall choose the plates platters bowls or other dishes you want to display and find a suitable location for them. Put a large sheet of packing paper or kraft paper on a flat surface such as a floor or worktable and put the plates on it. You probably agree that there s a big difference between a painting being hung on the wall and someone being hanged. In almost all situations you should use the word hung.

The murderer is going to be hung at dawn. Trace around each plate with a pencil. In some countries they still hang criminals. The murderer is going to be hanged at dawn.

Luckily we avoid the problem when speaking in the present tense.