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OP Originally Posted By: Tromboniator......The standard American spelling is theater, but it is very common for a building or an organization to use theatre, based, I think, on the notion that it is more arty.....
My query was in relation to Operating Theatre.
I know that they are called theatre's because once they were semi-circular amphitheatres that aloud public viewing of operations as entertainment then learning. So I guess it fits the 'arty' theme some what......
I await your findings..Bex.
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