Man Up: Tales of Texas BBQ™: QOTD: How should it be spelled?

Friday, December 4, 2009

QOTD: How should it be spelled?

It seems like there is no consistency, when it comes to spelling you know what. Is it barbecue or barbeque? Or is it BBQ? What about the myriad hyphenated spellings, like bar-b-q? Let's get to the bottom of this.

14 comments:

RP said...: BBQ. Simpler pretty much always better; I'm one who thinks simple terms can express complex ideas.; December 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Addie said...: I go with AP Style on this one: barbecue. Simple, not too offensive, yet not an abbreviation.; December 4, 2009 at 8:24 PM
BBQ Snob said...: Just leave the hyphens out of it!; December 4, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Robert King said...: As long as it is good who cares!; December 8, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Drew Thornley said...: For the purposes of the blog/logo/etc., I went with BBQ. But, as for the way I think the word should be spelled, gotta go with Addie on this one.; July 30, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "On Twitter it's always BBQ to save characters!"; July 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Drew Thornley said...: Twiter reply: "we do BBQieux in NOLA"; July 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
Jim Washburn said...: "Barbecue" is the ONLY correct spelling.; July 30, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "Can't spell, eating."; July 30, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "BBQ."; July 30, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "It shouldn't be spelled... it should be eaten."; November 28, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "The spelling should be as divers as the individuals personality. No one does BBQ the same, so why should the spelling be?"; November 28, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "BBQ!"; November 28, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Drew Thornley said...: Twitter reply: "We favor BBQ or BarBQ :)"; November 28, 2011 at 1:58 PM