• Kengaro0@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Sorry, English is my first language. What is bough? And hiccough? Am I supposed to know these words?

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      Bough - think of the nursery rhyme “Rock-a-bye Baby” . A big tree branch.

      Hiccough - I believe in time we’ve just simplified this to hiccup.

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        1 year ago

        Woah. I always wondered what that meant in the nursery rhymes, not enough to Google it I guess. Thanks for clearing that up.