It’s an older spelling , and AFAIK was pronounced “hiccup”, hence the newer spelling. Don’t gaol me for saying that! I could shew you some examples, IYL
As a Brit, I can confirm what TAG says. The word is here pronounced “hiccup” and spelled either like that or as “hiccough”. I think “hiccough” is older, and I’m not sure how often it is currently used.
Do Americans write “hiccough” and pronounce it “hickoff”?
I, a non-native, simply assumed the author was mixing “hiccup” and “cough,” to express Hermione being so flabbergasted her body could not decide which reaction to take
While we are britpicking, “hiccough” is not British. A brit would say “hiccup”.
It’s an older spelling , and AFAIK was pronounced “hiccup”, hence the newer spelling. Don’t gaol me for saying that! I could shew you some examples, IYL
As a Brit, I can confirm what TAG says. The word is here pronounced “hiccup” and spelled either like that or as “hiccough”. I think “hiccough” is older, and I’m not sure how often it is currently used.
Do Americans write “hiccough” and pronounce it “hickoff”?
I, a non-native, simply assumed the author was mixing “hiccup” and “cough,” to express Hermione being so flabbergasted her body could not decide which reaction to take