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Be careful what you say
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If I was to use the word "theatre" with an American, it would be understood to mean "what was the last movie you watched?"
Just don't ask that of one with a British accent, because they might have had a bad hospital experience recently. Your turn.  RE: Be careful what you say
May 13, 2018 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2018 at 7:21 pm by ignoramus.)
Really? I've always thought theatre was just the Murrican version of theater?
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I always thought "the Theater of War" was a base obscenity. I do not consider most things obscene.
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May 13, 2018 at 8:07 pm
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2018 at 8:11 pm by emjay.)
Yep, it's theatre for us Brits... and 'can I bum a fag?' means completely different over here than over there
 Generally I prefer the British spelling of words like theatre and centre... but with that latter one I'm not sure of the spelling if I want to 'ing' it Centring or centreing just doesn't look right, so if I want to use that word - if it even is a word - I just use the American spelling... centering... and hope no-one notices Ah, maybe that's not what you meant? We generally use the word theatre to mean either plays or as you said, operating theatre... but not generally for movie theatre... that would be the cinema. 
What I meant by "theatre" is that according to one British show I watch they refer to the "operating room" as a "theatre".
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"I'm pissed and going for a slash"  RE: Be careful what you say
May 14, 2018 at 9:17 am
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2018 at 9:42 am by possibletarian.)
(May 13, 2018 at 5:57 pm)Kit Wrote: If I was to use the word "theatre" with an American, it would be understood to mean "what was the last movie you watched?" I'm from the U.K. I've never thought of the word theatre to mean an operating room (outside of a hospital context) Theatre means a place where you see a play or something to me (May 14, 2018 at 9:13 am)Mathilda Wrote: If you're a man, do not say this in a bar in America And never ever say in the south ''I'm going for a fag''
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