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[–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

*hanged, not that it really matters

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  • [–] -4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It doesn't really matter because hung is correct.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.”

    • Merriam Webster
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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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