KingsbayYHPE

Oi, don't try to teach your granny to suck eggs, boyo

retired_dvrsecuritylab

Yeah, but when granny starts dribbling egg yolk down her chin...

retired_mrsjb

Hang is indeed a verb.

However, as written, it's nonsense AFAIK. I'm no grammar expert, so don't know which is the more technically correct, but I'd expect to see it as either:

... deserve to hang (using the infinitive correctly (well, correctly to me anyway )

... deserve hanging (using the present participle. I think. I can never remember all the names )

or

... deserve to be hung (using a past participle of hang with an auxiliary verb , which is how I originally interpreted the statement).

So, "hung" is neither correct nor desirable in that context as it indicates an incorrect usage of the verb "to hang" IMO. If I'm wrong, can you give me linkage as I've honestly never seen it written like that before.

retired_dvrsecuritylab

No, you are perfectly correct.

retired_rcrathva1

Infinitive? Past participle?

This must be 'proper English', the stuff of legend. Up there with the Tasmanian Tiger in Australian history as being extinct for nigh on a century

I'm grabbing a pen and paper, this stuff is gold.

retired_kamal_linux

Infinitive? Past participle?

This must be 'proper English', the stuff of legend. Up there with the Tasmanian Tiger in Australian history as being extinct for nigh on a century

I'm grabbing a pen and paper, this stuff is gold. </BLOCKQUOTE>

C'mon spiff. There are far more sightings of the Tassie Tiger than proper English.

retired_berrysale

A player that can stand up on the pitch is a bonus.

retired_jmathias

A player that can hit a ball is a bonus. If he stands up, he may actually try for a run.

retired_badtzb3b3

So my original post was frowned upon, but the discussion about the use of the English language which followed it is acceptable on a forum about lower league management????

Weird forum

KingsbayYHPE

You have no idea