cinema

0 I would ask in this way:02br
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00What is the cinema showing.02br
00What are the cinemas showing.0-

0Thanks for you reply. 02br
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00When I first heard you questions, I had the feeling that the speaker did not know what a cinema is. Of course, logically I know you are asking for movies showing in cinemas.0-

0We don't normally bother with the plural for this question even if we do mean cinemas in general and not just one local one.02br
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00'What is on at the cinema?'0-

0What is showing at the cinema?02br
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00What is showing in cinemas?02br
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00Are these sentences acceptable too, meaning they are understandable with a little effort?0-

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10'What is on at the cinema?'12br
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10I guess you will say:02br
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00What is on the cinema02br
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00What is at the cinema02br
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00if yes, what's the difference?0-

0You wouldn't say 'what is on the cinema?' (it sounds like something is physically sitting on the building).02br
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00What is at the cinema? Yes, you could say this I suppose, but the natural phrase is 'on at the cinema'.0-

0Nona, what do you think of the following:02br
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00What is showing at the cinema?02br
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00What is showing in cinemas?02br
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00Thanks 0-

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10the natural phrase is 'on at the cinema'.12br
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10That sounds very nice 05002br
00I'm not used to it... I guess you know what I want to say.02br
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00EDIT: Sorry, now I understand it.... on is here not a preposition (or something like

0Hi,02br
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00In N. America, we say 'the movies' instead of 'the cinema'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10In N. America, we say 'the movies' instead of 'the cinema'.12br
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10Best wishes, Clive12br
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10But I saw in some American films that the movies were labeled as cinema. Means that you say 01i00the movies02i