Am I the only one OCD enough . . .?

Question:that is bothered by Yahoo answers spelling this section as Theater rather than Theatre? I mean I know a lot of people don't know that there is a different and some even think the latter is simply a typo but it drives me crazy!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: that is bothered by Yahoo answers spelling this section as Theater rather than Theatre? I mean I know a lot of people don't know that there is a different and some even think the latter is simply a typo but it drives me crazy!

most people who are really into theatre, or at least those that i know, spell it "theatre." so ya it does drive me a little crazy when i see it the other way.

i never noticed but now you pointed it out it going to get on my nerves

Not worth stressing about. Both spellings are correct. Some people think of the "re" version as chiefly British and the "er" version as chiefly American. Some people will tell you that one spelling refers to a building while the other refers to an art form, but check a good dictionary and you'll see that either spelling is acceptable for all meanings of the word.

I agree with you. I know the spelling makes no difference, but frankly I prefer theatre over theater.

Just because you're bothered by it, doesn't mean you have OCD.

They can be spelled both ways.
The American way is spelled "theater."
The European way is spelled "theatre."
I prefer to use "re" but I could care less how other people spell it.

If you don't like the American way, move to Europe.

Hmm.

When I was in the 3rd grade I spelled the word theatre. I had no idea at that age that there was a difference, but my teacher gave me credit for it and that's when I learned the difference! I detested that old bat and she hated me too, so I'm surprised she did this for me, but it certainly taught me a good lesson. To this day I love to play Scrabble and I love to find alternative spellings for words which people challenge--like grewsome instead of gruesome, blowsy instead of blousy, etc.,

Besides the American/European difference "theater" typically refers to the building whereas "theatre" refers to the subject/performances.