How come the media etc. can't seem to agree on the right way to spell THEATRE? I know in the dictionary, either way is listed as correct. The media seems to always use TER, but here in the industry we almost always use TRE. NATO is the National Association of TheaTRE Owners, as well.

My own rule of thumb has been, that if it's a movie theatre it's TRE, but a legitimate/stage theater is a TER. What's everyone else think? (I guess we could all start using "cinema" and end the problem.)

I work at a theatre.

Mike, I also gongratulate you and wish you good luck

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I thought that some people may type "theater" instead, so I put a little joke in there if one does this:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~criswell/theater/

:-)

When I was younger, I always used "theatre" for plays and such and "theater" for movie theatres. Now, I use "theatre" for all.

I'll have to check my reprinting of the original 1928 Webster's Dictionary when I get home to see which spelling is used there.

The press always gets this wrong. There must be a style manual somewhere that tells them the other way is right, because they're consistent with the error.

In one of the early "Film Notes for the Reel People" issues, they addressed this problem.

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Better Projection Pays!

We are a high-cultured art house so we must spell it theatre to confuse and keep away the peasants.

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AHH! that sounds like something my boss would say. i'm scared for you, my friend

jasoN

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