• theherk@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Though you’re correct, Merriam Webster makes it seem that “hung” is fine here too.

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      6 minutes ago

      I’ve always thought hanged was the correct term for past tense of hanging humans and hung was correct for other situations

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      3 hours ago

      Remember that Noah Webster is responsible for deriving American from English. Convince me he didn’t write a dictionary only to lend an air of legitimacy to his lunacy.

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      4 hours ago

      In this context ‘hung’ could also be an adjective indicating he has a gigantic dong. So I really think we should be sticklers about hanged vs hung here.