Has anyone else given up the theatre?

Guy of my dreams would know a difference between theatre and cinema.

So it's a complete disqualifying quality?

You're too picky, yo...

So what? No one wants me either way, so I can be as picky as possible 😬

Stop being so picky.

And FYI, it's often differentiated as theatre and movie theatre. The former being the live venue. Though you occasionally do here people say "cinema".

Last time I was at the theatre, saw The Book of Mormon; it was excellent.

Why ?

Who wrote it?

Because it was well put together and hilarious musical. Was surprised I liked it as much as I did.

Matt Stone and Trey Parker

I like musicals 😄

Originally posted by Bardock42
"Theatre" is the commonly used American English word for a cinema.

The word "theater" on its own, usually means plays/opera/etc, unless context indicates otherwise.

We rarely ever say "cinema." Sounds weird, although we understand it.

Originally posted by StyleTime
Actually, "movies" is the common word. We say "I'm going to the movies" if we mean the cinema. "Movie theater" is also acceptable, but often refers to the building itself. "Well, there is a movie theater 5 minutes away. Let's go."

The word "theater" on its own, usually means plays/opera/etc, unless context indicates otherwise.

We rarely ever say "cinema." Sounds weird, although we understand it.

I started quite the controversy here.
And I've learned that I am not the man of clovie's dreams

Originally posted by StyleTime
Actually, "movies" is the common word. We say "I'm going to the movies" if we mean the cinema. "Movie theater" is also acceptable, but often refers to the building itself. "Well, there is a movie theater 5 minutes away. Let's go."

The word "theater" on its own, usually means plays/opera/etc, unless context indicates otherwise.

We rarely ever say "cinema." Sounds weird, although we understand it.

I still go to the movie theater to watch a cinema every now and again.

I sure hope that sentence rustled some jimmies. lol

Since I do not like the idea of pirating films or TV Shows (Except for Game of Thrones...but I ALWAYS by the Blu-rays when the season comes out), I like to see brand new movies, that I have been anticipating, at the movie theater.

I love going to the theater. Nowadays more than ever even the worse blockbusters have some kind of amazing spectacle to them. It's always great to see entertaining films on the big screen.

Originally posted by fostersAccount
I started quite the controversy here.
And I've learned that I am not the man of clovie's dreams

Originally posted by Bardock42
My post said it's the word used for [b]a cinema, not what is commonly said for going to the cinema. Secondly when I lived and/or visited the US "going to the theatre" was just as common, if not more, so it may be regionally different (like your fellow American thread starter's usage indicates). The part about it often being called "movie theatre" is of course true, but that's additional information I didn't go into, not a correction of my explanation. [/B]

And maybe it is a regional thing, as others in the thread seemed confused by it too. foster how do you Maryland folks use "theater?"

The "movie theater" part wasn't meant to correct, it was just a "The More You Know" moment.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I still go to the movie theater to watch a cinema every now and again.

I sure hope that sentence rustled some jimmies. lol

typically people will say movies or movie theater.
you don't hear theater by itself..

spelling is not apparent in conversation if it's a er or re

So Bardock is just an evil person basically and I am right about everything I say ever?

Originally posted by StyleTime
So Bardock is just an evil person basically and I am right about everything I say ever?

I don't understand why the first part was ever in question.

I prefer the Theatre. I saw Avenue Q a while back it was excellent!

Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't understand why the first part was ever in question.