'Hiccough' is the older spelling, 'hiccup' is acceptable, and when teaching to non-native speakers, probably preferred because the pronunciation is more obvious.
So really I should have said 'more traditional' rather than 'proper'. Ian 2008/9/12 alex.d <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > BTW 'hickups' is spelt 'hiccups' which is really just a new spelling > for > > > 'hiccoughs' which is the proper one. 'Hiccups' is for people who spell > > > 'through' as 'thru' and 'night ' as 'nite' and believe that a McDonalds > > > Restaurant actually is a restaurant. > > Though i agree with you about Macdonalds, "hiccup" is the main > spelling of this word according to all online-dictionaries i've found. > Check for example Merriam-Webster-Online. But i'm not a native > speaker, so... ;-) > > P.S. Sorry for off-topic. > > > -- Ian http://examples.roughian.com 2B or not 2B, that is FF ========================================================================================= Internet communications are not secure and therefore I will not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions do not necessarily represent what I really think unless otherwise specifically stated, and even then, I might still be lying. This message may contain confidential privileged information, but if it does, I've nicked it from someone else. If you have received this email in error then tough, hit delete, and don't bother me about it, I really don't care. Batteries not included. Contents can go up as well as down. Shares can vary in size. May cause drowsiness, if affected, go to sleep. ========================================================================================= --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
