Date:  Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:21:48 -0500

From:  Molly Dickmeyer <dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JBLSMTP.PHL.LRPUB.COM>

Subject: Re: Theatre/ -er -Reply



We are forgetting the difference between nouns and proper nouns,

especially trade names. Does anyone want to make a case for Webster's

including `Toys' and `Us' with a backward `s' and `r' as an

alternate spelling for `are'? The only common usage of the spelling

of theatre that I see is in proper names.



Molly

dickmeyer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]phl.lrpub.com



>>> Dale F.Coye <CoyeCFAT[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM> 1/16/96, 05:04pm >>>

Reading today's NY Times I noted that although the theatres

themselves use the -re ending, the Times editorial policy seems to be

to use -er in its copy.



Dale Coye