Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 18:57:34 -0500

From: "Russell, Matthew R" MRRUSSELL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CSBSJU.EDU

Subject: Hanged vs. hung



As part of my coursework for an upper-division course titled "The English

Language," I am currently attempting to discover how the word _hang_ is

currently being used in standard English.

During my research, however, I've encountered one problem: What is the proper

way to write the transitive and intransitive simple past tense forms of the

verb _hang_? Is it _hanged_ or _hung_? I appreciate any help that anyone can

give me with this.



Sincerely,

Matt Russell

senior English major at St. John's University