clack CLACK clack CLACK clack CLACK
The keys echo off the empty walls as I type.
The walls have been cleared, only a couple shelves left to remove, and a few nails where pictures and evidence of academic accomplishments once hanged.
The furniture has been removed, yet some will stay and be moved for obvious reasons …I am but one girl.
And now, the age-old question:
WHERE DO I PUT IT ALL???
Any where I can find room (no judging, please, it’s a renovation).
*shudders* isn’t the point of this to get RID of clutter????
I part with the famous last words of anyone conducting a renovation or makeover….
This better be worth it.
Happy Thursday!
Ciao for now,
6 comments:
Great post, except for one thing - "...evidence of academic accomplishments once hanged." You meant "...once hung."
thank you for the visit!
Actually "hang" does have two past tenses, "hanged" and "hung", but great eye!
Hi,
According to dailywritingtips.com, I'd have to disagree:
Hang, Hung, Hanged
*Hang* derives from Old English and means *to be attached from above without
support below*. This is one of the core meanings, as shown in the sentence:
The picture hangs on the wall.
However, there are several other related uses, for example:
- To let droop or fall � hang your head in shame.
- To fall in a certain way � this costume hangs well.
- To pay attention to � I hang on your every word.
- To hold on tightly � My daughter is hanging onto my skirt.
- A way of doing something � She couldn�t get the hang of it.
- To be oppressive � a cloud of gloom hangs over him.
The regular past tense of *hang *is *hung*, which would be used in all the
examples listed above. However, there is one difference when it comes to
hanging someone by the neck. In this case the past tense is *hanged *which
means *killed by hanging*.
Are you English? I wonder because you have the quote mark inside the period
in your response to me. American English style is
"hanged" and *"hung."*
We may be coming off different sources or English rules. As I work as an
editor, I tend to notice these things.
Best wishes,
Lyra
I'm Canadian, we follow British English rules
Recent blog post: Phase 5: Make sure you have the right drill bit
Hi,
According to dailywritingtips.com, I'd have to disagree:
Hang, Hung, Hanged
*Hang* derives from Old English and means *to be attached from above without
support below*. This is one of the core meanings, as shown in the sentence:
The picture hangs on the wall.
However, there are several other related uses, for example:
- To let droop or fall � hang your head in shame.
- To fall in a certain way � this costume hangs well.
- To pay attention to � I hang on your every word.
- To hold on tightly � My daughter is hanging onto my skirt.
- A way of doing something � She couldn�t get the hang of it.
- To be oppressive � a cloud of gloom hangs over him.
The regular past tense of *hang *is *hung*, which would be used in all the
examples listed above. However, there is one difference when it comes to
hanging someone by the neck. In this case the past tense is *hanged *which
means *killed by hanging*.
Are you English? I wonder because you have the quote mark inside the period
in your response to me. American English style is
"hanged" and *"hung."*
We may be coming off different sources or English rules. As I work as an
editor, I tend to notice these things.
Best wishes,
Lyra
I'm Canadian, we follow British English rules
Recent blog post: Phase 5: Make sure you have the right drill bit
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