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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Hiccup
What's the difference between "hiccup" and "hiccough"?
I suppose "hiccup" is the Am version and the former is the Br.
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I suppose "hiccup" is the Am version and the former is the Br.
Thanks
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Interesting question, Mav, but evidently not a trans-Atlantic thing: 'Brief episodes of hiccups, which often induce annoyance in patients and merriment in observers, are a common part of life. Prolonged attacks are a more serious phenomenon and a mystery to medical science. These attacks have been associated with significant morbidity and even death.
- Interesting question, Mav, but evidently not a trans-Atlantic thing: 'Brief episodes of hiccups, which often induce annoyance in patients and merriment in observers, are a common part of life.
- Prolonged attacks are a more serious phenomenon and a mystery to medical science.
- These attacks have been associated with significant morbidity and even death.
- The term 'hiccup' derives from the sound of the event.
- 'Hiccough' erroneously implies an association with respiratory reflexes .
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Interesting question, Mav, but evidently not a trans-Atlantic thing:
'Brief episodes of hiccups, which often induce annoyance in patients and merriment in observers, are a common part of life. Prolonged attacks are a more serious phenomenon and a mystery to medical science. These attacks have been associated with significant morbidity and even death. The term 'hiccup' derives from the
'Brief episodes of hiccups, which often induce annoyance in patients and merriment in observers, are a common part of life. Prolonged attacks are a more serious phenomenon and a mystery to medical science. These attacks have been associated with significant morbidity and even death. The term 'hiccup' derives from the
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