A Sudden Noisy Stopping Of The Breath This Word Can Be Spelt In Two Ways !!better!! -

Biologically, it is a fascinating reflex. The diaphragm, the large muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that controls breathing, suddenly contracts. This pulls air rapidly into the lungs. A fraction of a second later, the vocal cords (the glottis) snap shut to prevent the air from entering too fast. That collision—the air hitting the closed vocal cords—is the "hic

(the opening between the vocal cords), creating the characteristic "hic" sound. Scientific and archaic terms for the condition include: Biologically, it is a fascinating reflex

The most common and widely accepted modern spelling is . A fraction of a second later, the vocal

Regardless of how you spell it, the definition remains unchanged: a sudden, noisy stopping of the breath. Regardless of how you spell it, the definition

Choose wisely. Write hiccup with confidence. And if you ever see someone use hiccough in an email, know that they are either a time traveler from Victorian England or simply trying to win a bet. Either way, your breath will stop suddenly, noisily—and now you know exactly what to call it.

By the 20th century, a clear divide emerged:

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