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From: Gerry Atrick <GerryAtrick@no-email.com>
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Subject: Re: Which spelling is correct
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:25:35 -0600
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:04:18 +0100, Einde O'Callaghan
<einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de> wrote:
>Gerry Atrick schrieb:
>> I see it spelled both THEATER and THEATRE......
>> Both seem to be used regularly.
>>
>> Which is correct? Or are both correct?
>>
>Gwenerally speaking there are a number of words that end in "-re" in
>British english and "-er" in American English. Besides "theatre/theater"
>we also have "centre/center", "litre/liter", "metre/meter", "meqgre/meager".
>
>REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
Thanks to all that replied....
Gerry
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