Theater or Theatre: How Do You Spell It?

[Danigo92498]

It really depends on which theater/re you're talking about.

For going to movies, I spell it "Theater"

For going to plays, I spell it "Theatre".

Yeah, I always thought of it that way.

 

[Pinkfish11]

It really depends on the place. In my opinion, if it's an auditorium of sorts where plays are acted out, I spell it as "theatre"; if it's a cinema for films, then it's a "theater". Plays and drama have been around for a really long time, so they definitely deserve to be associated with the older and classier spelling, while movies are more modern. That's how I've always looked at it.

You know, that makes sense. I never thought about it that way.

 

[S. Mario]

I used to think "theatre" is more used in England and "theater" in America, but now I see the two spellings used interchangeably (at least in America). I always spell it "theater" though, since that's how I was taught to spell it.

 

[WhereIsNovember]

It really depends on which theater/re you're talking about.

For going to movies, I spell it "Theater"

For going to plays, I spell it "Theatre".

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[A Link In Time]

"Theatre" because British spelling is always superior.

 

[ShadowDiety]

I kind of prefer theater only because I like seeing words that are spelled how they sound.

This.

 

[Wingman]

Theatre. Pretty sure that's the British spelling, which is what we use in Canada.

 

[TriforceHunter]

Theater, it just sounds right. I read theatre as THee-AE-tRe and theater as Thee-ter.

 

[RawMeals]

Theater, is the way I spell it.
The other way I think is used when wanting to be fancy.

 

[banders]

Theater for when you go to movies.
Theatre for when you go to plays.