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Tufguy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"XYZ movie is on" or "XZY movie is being shown in XYZ theater".

A: Would you like to go to a cinema hall to watch a movie with me?
B: What movie?
A: "XYZ movie is on" or "XZY movie is being shown in XYZ theater".

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A: Would you like to go to the movies with me? B: What's on? A: XZY, at XYZ.

— Clive

  • A: Would you like to go to the movies with me?
  • B: What's on?
  • A: XZY, at XYZ.
  • I think in Britain they say 'go to the cinema'.
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A: Would you like to go to the movies with me?
B: What's on?
A: XZY, at XYZ.

I think in Britain they say 'go to the cinema'.
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What movie is on? Can we say it as well?
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Yes, but in English we tend to avoid unnecessary repetition of words.
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CliveI think in Britain they say 'go to the cinema'.
Yes. The word "hall" is superfluous and strange in that context.
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CliveI think in Britain they say 'go to the cinema'.
Yes, we do ... or 'go to the pictures'.

'Titanic's on at the Odeon.'
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I was going to suggest 'go to the pictures' but then I read a suggestion that it is old-fashioned now,
Is it?
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