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[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is "hiccough" pronounced the same as "hiccup?" Because if it is, I'm gonna have to put that in the same category as "colonel."

and lieutenant in British English.