PSA (Pirate Service Announcement)
Aug. 2nd, 2003 02:46 pmTO: All of Pirates of the Caribbean Fandom
FROM: Anal-Retentive Memo Department (Which Has Seen This One Too Many Times Already)
RE: Execution of Priates
Pirates are hanged for piracy. Not hung. They can be hung in other ways, and well-hung at that - but if you're talking about them dangling from a rope around their necks until they are dead, that's hanged.
Thank you.
FROM: Anal-Retentive Memo Department (Which Has Seen This One Too Many Times Already)
RE: Execution of Priates
Pirates are hanged for piracy. Not hung. They can be hung in other ways, and well-hung at that - but if you're talking about them dangling from a rope around their necks until they are dead, that's hanged.
Thank you.