So…
(a) I forgot to mention how fun it was to hang a bit with James this past weekend. You never know what to expect with web friends; happily, James continues my lucky streak.
(b) Another web cutie has reared his well-trimmed head.
(c) Theatre and theater are two different things. My friend Jack brought this orthographic issue to my attention, so I figure now’s as good a time as any to clear up the confusion.
Simply put, theatre refers to the art form, theater to the physical site at which it is performed. Ergo:
George Bernard Shaw wrote many theatre works, but heaven forbid you actually go to a theater to see one performed.
Or:
Last night, Xavier and I saw the most amusing piece of theatre in the parking lot of the 7-11,
but,
As I walked out of the poorly-designed theater and into the street, I was nearly run down by an unmarked vehicle driven by a woman who, for all intents and purposes, might have been the ghost of Bella Abzug.
Pretentious? Perhaps. But it’s all in the name of good grammar.
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