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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
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Hi.
what do we call the salon in cinema? I know the use of salon is wrong for that context, but I just used it to make myself understood.
For instances,
1. The Laramie cinema has three salons.
2. The salon in fox cinema has the capacity of 1000 people.
3. People left salon at the middle of the movie.
I think for the first one, we can say screens, but what should be used for the rest?
Thank you
Hamid
what do we call the salon in cinema? I know the use of salon is wrong for that context, but I just used it to make myself understood.
For instances,
1. The Laramie cinema has three salons.
2. The salon in fox cinema has the capacity of 1000 people.
3. People left salon at the middle of the movie.
I think for the first one, we can say screens, but what should be used for the rest?
Thank you
Hamid
Top answer
Hi, In N. America, people commonly refer to the place they sit to watch a movie as 'the theatre' The word 'cinema' is British English. Clive
- Hi, In N.
- America, people commonly refer to the place they sit to watch a movie as 'the theatre' The word 'cinema' is British English.
- Clive
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Hi,
In N. America, people commonly refer to the place they sit to watch a movie as 'the
In N. America, people commonly refer to the place they sit to watch a movie as 'the
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Thank you Clive for your reply, but I think you didn't answer my question.
So do we say
The Fox cinema has three theatres.
Thanks
So do we say
The Fox cinema has three theatres.
Thanks
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A salon is the name of a place where women have their hair groomed. (Hair salon)
It is also an old-fashioned name for a room in a home for entertaining or receiving guests.
I would use seating area or auditorium for the place where people sit in a theater.
The auditoriums in new theaters have stadium seating.
It is also an old-fashioned name for a room in a home for entertaining or receiving guests.
I would use seating area or auditorium for the place where people sit in a theater.
The auditoriums in new theaters have stadium seating.
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Hi Hamid,
You can say:
The Fox cinema has three screens/auditoriums.
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.
Does this answer your question?
Prajwal
You can say:
The Fox cinema has three screens/auditoriums.
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.
Does this answer your question?
Prajwal
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Hi,
So do we say
The Fox cinema has three theatres.
No.
I'd probably say 'The Fox has three cineplexes'. Cineplex may be a Canadian term.
or
The Fox shows three different movies.
So do we say
The Fox cinema has three theatres.
No.
I'd probably say 'The Fox has three cineplexes'. Cineplex may be a Canadian term.
or
The Fox shows three different movies.
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AlpheccaStarsA salon is the name of a place where women have their hair groomed.Is it not used for men, then? I have seen many buildings in my city with the name: Men's hair salon.
Warm regards
Prajwal
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Thank you all for your great replies.
Auditorium and cineplex are great options for that purpose.
Speaking of auditorium, can we use amphitheater as well. Because I have the impression that amphitheater is synonymous to auditorium.
Thank you
Auditorium and cineplex are great options for that purpose.
Speaking of auditorium, can we use amphitheater as well. Because I have the impression that amphitheater is synonymous to auditorium.
Thank you
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Hi,
Some quick reactions.
auditorium - a large place, mainly for listening, eg to a lecture
amphitheatre - a la
Some quick reactions.
auditorium - a large place, mainly for listening, eg to a lecture
amphitheatre - a la
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My take in AmE is that a cineplex is a movie theater with many screens.
Auditorium is mostly used to refer to a theater at a school.
Screen is most often used to describe an individual screening room in a movie complex.
This reflects the California dialect, different areas may have different conventions.
Auditorium is mostly used to refer to a theater at a school.
Screen is most often used to describe an individual screening room in a movie complex.
This reflects the California dialect, different areas may have different conventions.
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