I used to talk this way myself, but my wife is a Texan and so I now know perfectly well that barbecue is slow cooked smoked meat and not just anything grilled over hot coals:
For your holiday plans, it's barbecue, not barbeque, Bar-B-Q or BBQ. pic.twitter.com/hQ1ZeNHCAj
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