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Misspelled

There is a Mexican restaurant near us called Taqueria Mi Pueblo, which is very authentic. I can tell by all their grammatical errors.

It’s actually spelled quesabirrias

It reminds me of a place we stayed in many years ago in King’s Cross. I was in my early 20s, and in Sydney for the rowing nationals. Like many people that age, we had no money, so we were optimising for price over comfort. Little did we know this meant sharing two beds for three burly guys. It wasn’t the optimal preparation for our event, but we made it work.

The reason I tell this story is that their company slogan will stay with me forever. They had misspelled the word “quiet” as “quite”, and thus emblazoned in their lobby was their promise to their customers:

Friendly, Quite, Secure.

Considering King’s Cross’ reputation, I was glad it was quite secure!