BBQ!
Barbecue or Barbeque
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Could beDDark said:
But if it were me, I would think barbeque is a typo. And it's weird that KB spell check tells you barbecue is incorrect, but tells me barbeque is wrong!
LOLDDark said:Wow, KB is trying to start a debate. Now it's telling me they're both right.
This reminds me of when I had a line in my book "...then you've got another thing coming."
And a beta pointed out that it should be "think".
I agree that each spelling is going to have its fans, so it's one of those cases in which you can't please everyone (so you've got to please yourself). 
(Oh, and I believe it's "you've got another think coming." As in, if you think X, you've got another think (Y) coming.)
(Oh, and I believe it's "you've got another think coming." As in, if you think X, you've got another think (Y) coming.)
Indeed. I recall seeing a fairly hot debate about this a while back on another writing forum. I can't remember when or where, but I believe that the final decision was that both "think" and "thing" are acceptable now. It was originally "think" as "thing" doesn't make much sense. Still, I fall into the "thing" category. I always thought it looked better on paper. Judas Priest agrees. Not that they're anyone to judge grammar or language, but still.T.L. Haddix said:
Pretty sure "barbecue" is the original spelling. The Q was added later (possibly from the abbreviations BBQ and Bar-B-Q).
My eldest son says "worser" and drives me nuts. I'm hoping I'll train him out of it before he moves out of the house.
Rue
My eldest son says "worser" and drives me nuts. I'm hoping I'll train him out of it before he moves out of the house.
Rue
Haha. I can't imagine a Christian school being terribly happy about one of their students rocking out to "Get in the Ring."T.L. Haddix said:
And some will post reviews saying you didn't edit.tipsy telstar said:
On the "now you've got another think/thing coming" debate, I've normally found this site pretty accurate (and it agrees with what I've always heard except from Judas Priest): http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/thing.html
Solve your dilemma by using the Aussie version: barbie.DDark said:It's mentioned a few times in my new book and something prompted me to look it up. I have always spelled it barbeque, and I live right near a Spring Creek Barbeque.
I saw that using the "C" is the standard spelling, perhaps by root of the word. But is this a big deal? I'm tempted to shorten it, but I don't like acronyms in my book because they tend to leap out on the page at you.
I'm from Texas too I only ever see it BBQ or barbecue.
I only ever see it BBQ or barbecue.
Did someone say ribs?
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