Learn English – Which spelling is correct? Theatre or Theater

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Theatre or theater – which word is correct for using in GB and US? I faced with both and also heard the opinion that "theatre" is not used in US, although it's definitely not true.

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In the U.S.:

  • "Theater" is used in ordinary writing.
  • "Theatre" is sometimes used in the names of venues or arts groups that want to seem "high class" or "old fashioned".

These usages are similar to "the", "old", and "shop", as opposed to "ye", "olde", and "shoppe".

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