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There is a preferred spelling of that delicious method of cooking: It's "barbecue."
I've seen it spelled a million different ways (forgive the hyperbole). I'm sure you've seen it, too. And all of these spellings are incorrect:
BBQ, barbeque, BBque, BarBQue, B-B-Q, Bar-B-Q and some other vague variations.
The one and only correct spelling, however, is "barbecue."
Some think, for marketing purposes, the spelling of barbecue may be directly related to how good the barbecue is. Not sure how, but this theory might or might not be true. I have had good barbecue at all spellings of it. However, I tend to go to places that spell the name correctly. If they spell the name correctly, maybe the barbecue is done correctly, too.
Some dictionaries recognize that "barbecue" is also spelled "barbeque," but they also mention that "barbecue" is the preferred and correct spelling.
On the other hand, maybe a place coming up with a...
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