If that was a quote it seems to have been edited. Anyway it seems to be a common spelling among a few people I met in Singapore, maybe due to this (now renamed)

If that was a quote it seems to have been edited. Anyway it seems to be a common spelling among a few people I met in Singapore, maybe due to this (now renamed) chain, or maybe the spelling preceded it. https://www.asiaone.com/digital/after-years-online-ridicule-singapore-gift-store-chain-precious-thots-now-precious-thoughts https://www.asiaone.com/digital/after-years-online-ridicule-...