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Rule "movie theater/cinema"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: movie theater/cinema
Message: The term '\1 \2' is common for American English. Did you mean <suggestion>\2</suggestion>?
Category: American English phrases (ID: AMERICAN_ENGLISH)
Link: http://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/USvsBrEnglish.html
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Let's go to a movie theater.
    Correction suggestion: cinema
  • Movie theaters are popular, despite the new online movie streaming services.
    Correction suggestion: Cinemas
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Edward Norton – not appearing in a cinema near you.
ID: MOVIE_THEATER_CINEMA [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-05 22:33:09 +0100)