Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
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#0Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:27pmWhich do you prefer? I like theatre myself.
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#1re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:34pmTHEATRE - with the 're' that's how I have always spelt it and that's how it's spelt in Oz and UK:)
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#2re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:38pm
theatre- i think thats how it technically IS supposed to be spelled if you are referring to a live performance venue (and i thought you spell a cinema like "movie theatER")
i dunno
but i like theatre!
:)
#3re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:38pmTheatre.
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#4re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:42pmDo you like to spell it "who cares" or "who cares less"?
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#5re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:43pm
I love you Rathy. You totally beat me to it.
Besides...this belongs off topic. In the Banal thread. This is a TRIBUTE to banality.
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#6re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:45pm
I'm Canadian so...the RIGHT way.
Theatre.
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#7re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 7:49pm
i also am canadian so i saw to LLWannabe....HELL YES.
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#9re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 8:03pmEG zaclee Akiva! theatre.
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#10re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:31pmI always thought theatre was the venue where the preformance is held and theater is the art form.
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#11re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:34pmtheatre- no matter what
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#12re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:46pmi just recently had this debate...i've always believed that no matter what, it was "THEATRE", and someone recently tried to tell me that "THEATRE" is actual live theatre, and THEATER refers to a movie house.
#13re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:49pmtheatre makes it sound classy. And i think the context is different for different spellings.
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#14re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:49pmTheatre. It looks more classy.
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#15re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:50pmDepends on my mood...if I'm feeling sophisticated, I'll use "theatre." Usually it's "theatre" anyway, though.
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#16re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 10:25pmTheatre. Just because I do.
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#17re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:09pm
I like to use theater for an actual place like: tonight I'm going to the theater.
I use theatre for the more abstract term like: theatre is more intimate than cinema.
That way it's comparable to a theater like a movie theater and still makes sense when spelling 'theatrical.'
#18re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:30pmI use theatER when referring to theate in general terms, but TheatRE when referring to a specific theater i.e. the Majestic Theatre or St. James Theatre, etc.
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#19re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:23ami spell theatre because of habit, not just because it looks classier.
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#20re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:32amMy vote is with you WalveMalve. I think that it technically the correct way to use the different spellings, Theatre when referring to the genre and aspects of Theatre, and TheatER when referring to an actual place where it happens.
#21re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:04am
Well, here's how I do it:
Theater = the subject itself, as in "I love theater." Also used for the cinema--a movie THEATER.
Theatre = a theater for live performance, i.e. The Minskoff Theatre. Can also be used in regards to the subject of theater if you want to be slightly pretentious. For extra pretentiousness, spell it with a capital "T."
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#23re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:56pmWell over here in England, there is only one spelling, 'theatre' and that is used for everything. 'Theater' is non-existant. According to our dictionary 'theater' is the US form.
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#24re: Which way do you like to spell theatre/theater?
Posted: 2/8/06 at 7:50pmTheatre, because I'm a pretentious a$$.
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