Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 17:47:54 -0600

From: "Kathleen M. O'Neill" koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU

Subject: Re: -re



I'm curious to know whether I'm the only person in the world who

distinguishes the -er and -re spellings of theat-er/-re by using the

former to refer to the place (They're painting the marquee on the

theater.) and the latter to refer to the institution (They're creating new

ideas for the American theatre.). On this usage, the theatre

department/*theater department versus the theater manager/*theatre

manager.



H Stephen STRAIGHT



Wow! I was wondering if I was the only one.

Yes, I do that, too. And not only that,

I pronounce the institution with the stress

on the first syllable and the place with the

stress on the second syllable.



I've done that as long as I can remember,

and I've been involved in theatre since I was 8.

Glad to know I'm not so strange. ;)



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