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minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’d always heard the sentence ‘hung by the neck until dead’ was taken literally: If you survived the drop, you’re just gonna be hanging there longer. The result is the same.
minus-squareKAYDUBELL@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’m gonna be pedantic for a second, hanged* not “hung”
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoI reject your pedantry, you’ve learnt a different localized lexicon and your defence of the specifics of the English language ain’t gonna hold up.
I’d always heard the sentence ‘hung by the neck until dead’ was taken literally: If you survived the drop, you’re just gonna be hanging there longer. The result is the same.
I’m gonna be pedantic for a second, hanged* not “hung”
I reject your pedantry, you’ve learnt a different localized lexicon and your defence of the specifics of the English language ain’t gonna hold up.