On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:29:17 -0600, Gerry Atrick
<GerryAtrick@no-email.com> said:
> I see it spelled both THEATER and THEATRE......
> Both seem to be used regularly.
>
> Which is correct? Or are both correct?
Generally speaking, 'theatre' is British, 'theater' is
American, but some Americans may have used the British
spelling.
A British dictionary, The New Shorter Oxford English
Dictionary, lists 'theater,' but tags it as American. An
American dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, has
'theater, also theatre.' That means they think 'theatre' is
an acceptable alternative but not as freauently found as
'theater.'
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