Don't tell me theatre is the English spelling. The English spelling for Theater is Cinama. Theatre and theater are two different words. One means live on a stage the other means motion pictures.
2007-05-24 05:16:30 · 10 answers · asked by waynesworldstage 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
You are actually incorrect.
Cinema is the British Term for Movies.
Theater is the American spelling for the building a play takes place in as well as the art form.
Theatre is the British spelling for excatly the same thing.
Both are correct.
2007-05-24 10:10:10 · answer #1 · answered by costumeharpy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Theatre" and "theater" technically mean exactly the same thing. US derivations of English words often change spellings over time because we speak differently. Other examples in this category include centre/center, fibre/fiber, spectre/specter, litre/liter, etc. However, the theatre subculture in the US has sort of assigned meaning to the two spellings, calling "theatre" the action of the performance and production and "theater" the physical building in which the production is performed. Hope this is helpful! :)
2007-05-24 16:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me Theatre is where you go to see live on stage - theater is the american way of saying cinema but i think it can also mean the stage. I'm not really sure but i always spell it theatre and cinema (i'm english).
2007-05-24 14:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by indylucyb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Theatre" and "theater" mean the same thing and in England people use "theatre" as well, whether it's the artform, place or building. "Theater" is the American spelling.
You can change the language defaults in MS Word to spell it the way you like.
2007-05-24 13:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by CC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Webster's New World lists both spellings. I favor 'theatre' only because it resonates with the longer 'theatrical'. (As opposed to 'theaterical', which is not only clumsy but a non-word - like 'cinama', rather than 'cinema').
2007-05-24 12:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know that !! I spell it theatre!! It doesn't even look right to me !! Maybe it's a french interpretation that we use!! Like the word colour spell check spells it color !! They also may do this because over the years we have been taught to spell it the way it sounds so it is easier !!
2007-05-24 12:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by Polar Molar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to my dictionary theater is the US spelling. In Canada I'm used to theatre. And I believe it's cinema and yes it is chiefly British.
2007-05-24 12:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by Choqs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, they are the same word, just alternate spellings, meaning the physical place.
2007-05-24 12:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theater is the physical building. Theatre is the artform.
2007-05-24 12:25:22 · answer #9 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha that's pretty funny. LMAO
theatre and theater
2007-05-24 12:25:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋