You spell it "theater" not "theatre", amirite?

but theater sounds so unnatural!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Theater" is the place", "theatre" is the art itself. Like, you go to the theater to enjoy theatre.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

canadians ftw!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's not a Canadian thing... Or at least it isn't specific to Canadians.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In Canada we use theatre

by Anonymous 12 years ago

it is two different words

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Best way to sound classy as an American: use 'theatre'.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If I did that I'd feel like I was stealing other people's spellings.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

How is using 'theatre' stealing other people's spellings?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because other people use that spelling, and Americans don't generally. How isn't it like that?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

...No.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Absolutely not.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh. Darn it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Usually, I spell it théâtre because of French class. I just call it the movies.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

...Why would you call a theatre "the movies"? o.O...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I usually just go to the movies. Actual theatre is too expensive and far away, or else I'd be going more.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It depends...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Theatre and theater are the same thing. It doesn't matter how you spell them. Like color and colour, or aluminum and aluminium.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's not the same thing, they're two different dialects of the same mother tongue...Writing "the colour of the theater's door is red" on an academical essay would get you points off.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Theater" is the place", "theatre" is the art itself. Like, you go to the theater to enjoy theatre. ^comment number 2.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I disagree. I use theatre for both purposes. And I've never gotten points off for spelling it that way.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In the United States, it is correct to spell the art form and the building as theater, or to use "theatre" for the art form and "theater" for the building. In the United States, it isn't correct to use "theatre" for the building.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

South African English. It's "theatre" for both.

by Anonymous 12 years ago