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".
Seeing "centre", "litre", or "metre" in an American context would be
very unusual, but "theatre" and "theater" are about equally common in
my experience.
I've never seen "meqgre" - I assume you mean "meagre".
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