: Re: Quotes or no, for Hiccup I have a character unleash a monster hiccup in a scene. I'd like advice regarding whether or not it should be in quotes. Here's the scene, in summary "Hiccup!" Jane

You would not use quotations, because it implies that she shouts hiccup rather than hiccups. If you replace hiccup with bang the difference becomes more apparent.

she hiccuped = A women has just hiccuped, and this refers more to the action than the sound itself.

Hiccup! = A sound occurs, and it specifically sounded like the word used.

"Hiccup!" = Someone shouts hiccup. Presumably Stoick, from How To Train Your Dragon.

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