Talk:The Movie Theater

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Theater or Theatre?

"Theatre" isn't in my webster's dictionary. Should this be change to "theater"? --TheYellowDart—(t/c)

"Theatre" is an alternate spelling that should appear in any good dictionary. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  22:59, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Wiktionary confirms what I suspected: in US Englilsh, "theatre" primarily refers to live performances, while "theater" is usually used for cinema. I say this article should be moved to The Movie Theater. Trey56 23:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Interestingly, Theyellowdart this may explain why "theatre" doesn't appear in Mr. Webster's dictionary ;) Trey56 23:17, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, it'd be nice to find another source besides Wiktionary, but I do believe what it says there is correct, so I'd be good with supporting a move. Heimstern Läufer 23:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I couldn't find any distinction on oed.com or dictionary.com, but this source suggests that "theater" is better when referring to the building itself. Given the omission on the first two sources I checked, I suspect that it's probably not wrong to leave it as is, but it may be preferred. Trey56 23:32, 9 January 2007 (UTC)