Hanged! There are some expressions that I can't get used to. The particular one is "hang out". When I heard the word, hang, I always imagine putting my jacket on the hanger or putting washed clothes o

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Hanged! There are some expressions that I can't get used to. The particular one is "hang out". When I heard the word, hang, I always imagine putting my jacket on the hanger or putting washed clothes on the bar to dry them. One day, I tried to use the word "hang out" properly in the English class. I said to my English teacher, "I hanged out with my friend yesterday." The teacher said, "Hanged means to choke the neck." I didn't kill anyone! I just had coffee with my friends. I'm innocent! Other than meaning, I can't find the big difference of pronunciation between hang and hung. Oh..well..I'm learning forever.

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Hanged!

There are some expressions that I can't get used to. One, in particular, is "hang out." When I hear the word "hang" I always imagine putting my jacket on the hanger or putting washed clothes on the bar to dry them.
One day, I tried to use the word (<< not necessary to clarify here. fyi, it's technically 2 words/a phrase. haha) "hang out" properly in my English class. I told my English teacher, "I hanged out with my friend yesterday." The teacher said, "Hanged means to choke the neck."
I didn't kill anyone! I just had coffee with my friends. I'm innocent!
Other than meaning, I can't hear the big difference in pronunciation (or: I can't seem to hear the difference between) between hang and hung.
Oh..well..I'll be learning forever.

So funny!!! ^ ^

Hanged!

There are some expressions that I can't get used to. The particular one is "hang out". When I heard the word, hang, I always imagine putting my jacket on the hanger or putting washed clothes on the bar to dry them.
One day, I tried to use the words "hang out" properly in the English class. I said to my English teacher, "I hanged out with my friend yesterday." The teacher said, "Hanged means to choke the neck."
I didn't kill anyone! I just had coffee with my friends. I'm innocent!
Other than meaning, I can't hear the big difference in pronunciation between hang and hung.
Oh..well..I'm learning forever.

Really good, the phrasing is a little stilted but completely understandable.

To hang. We will hang George in the morning. We will hang the meat in the store until it is ready to eat (to improve the taste). Note that in the past " we hanged George" but "the meat was hung for 30 days". There is also the sexual, "he is "well hung" refers to the large size of a man's genitals. Or, just passing time doing nothing, "we were just hanging around". Or even, if a friend is running out of the house and you want him to wait for you "Hang on! I'm almost ready".

Han, Hun.... Hang, Hung. Hanger, Hunger, Hart (a type of deer) Hurt. Can you hear the difference?

Wow~! wonderful explanation! I understand 100%. Thank you so much, Tatiana.

The difference in pronunciation is quite critical, which I'm sure you realize. Maybe an example of the two different sounds can help. The "a" in "hang" has the same sound of the "e" in the world "hey" and the "u" in "hung" has the same sound as the "u" in hug. So essentially with the word "hung" your mouth will be more open and with "hang" you should reveal more teeth. Hopefully that helps!

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