Jack Hamilton schrieb:
> Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de> wrote:
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>>Gerry Atrick schrieb:
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>>>I see it spelled both THEATER and THEATRE......
>>>Both seem to be used regularly.
>>>
>>>Which is correct? Or are both correct?
>>>
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>>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".
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> Seeing "centre", "litre", or "metre" in an American context would be
> very unusual, but "theatre" and "theater" are about equally common in
> my experience.
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> I've never seen "meqgre" - I assume you mean "meagre".
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Yes - a typo.
REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
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