The Use of Hanging

English lesson for today: HANGING

The past tense of hang is typically "hung" when talking about an object on the wall.

Last night, he hung a picture on the wall.

When talking about a person being killed, however, the past tense is "hanged".

Last night, he hanged himself with a belt while staring at the picture on his wall.

Everyone knows this already, right? So, we don't have to go over this again? Cool. Now you're prepared to talk about my death when I'm gone.