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yoel? 
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 17:29 |
Im english
and in english, it should really be spelt dream theatre
but dream theater are american.
at the moment im spelling it dream theater
so, should I stay true to the real english language, or spell it incorrectly because thats how the band themselves spell it
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Shakespeare
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 17:36 |
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By saying "I'm in english" do you mean...England? Because here in Canada, being "in English" means that in school, you are in the English stream, not the French Immersion stream (the latter is actually a balance of both languages).
But I suppose you are right, yeol. I would say that we should spell it the way the band spells it. After all, if a band named themselves "OIUASIUS" we would still spell it OIUASIUS.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 17:48 |
It's a band name ... it doesn't depend on which country you're from. You wouldn't call that Aerosmith song "love in a lift" either ... and ZZ Top aren't pronounced "zed zed top". 
Edited by MikeEnRegalia - October 28 2007 at 14:47
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 18:40 |
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Dean
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 18:43 |
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What?
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: September 29 2007 at 19:23 |
 I guess in this situation it helps when you're neither American nor English ...
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rileydog22
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Posted: September 30 2007 at 00:57 |
 MikeEnRegalia wrote:
I guess in this situation it helps when you're neither American nor English ...
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Out of curiosity, did you learn British English or American English?
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: September 30 2007 at 05:26 |
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Shakespeare
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:13 |
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Phial is so much more elegant than Vial.
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:16 |
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They spell it "Theater." Works for me.
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 <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR]
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:29 |
Its a band name. If they want to spell it S Sandwich, that's their prerogative, regardless of whether they are English, American or Kiwi.
Edit: Bah! somebody basically said the same already. This is why I usualy read all the posts first. But hey, its Ghandi's birthday.
Edited by Tapfret - October 02 2007 at 21:32
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Shakespeare
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:32 |
S  Sandwich is one of the greatest reviews I've ever heard.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:54 |
Shakespeare wrote:
rileydog22 wrote:
I JUST SPELL IT DT LOLZ!
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OBVS DEY R DT U NOW WIE? IZZ BCAUSE PETRUCHEE IZ GAWD LAWL
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I am going to start deleting every post I see like this from you two,with the exception of the VR or JFF.
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Greg W
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 22:38 |
Finally Dream Theater is where they belong. In the Discussion NOT related to Music! 
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stonebeard
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 22:44 |
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I think that however a band chooses to spell its name, we should respect it. No spelling is more right than another. Of course, suppose they spelled it "Dreeame Theighahtre" then we should probably call them idiots and spell it either Theatre or Theater.
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rileydog22
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 22:52 |
stonebeard wrote:
I think that however a band chooses to spell its name, we should respect it. No spelling is more right than another. Of course, suppose they spelled it "Dreeame Theighahtre" then we should probably call them idiots and spell it either Theatre or Theater. |
Half of our members do that anyways.
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Dim
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Posted: October 02 2007 at 22:57 |
dreeem theeeatr
whats wrong with that, my english is gooder than most of yours anyways!
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A B Negative
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Posted: October 04 2007 at 09:36 |
I thought it was King's Kiss!
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Posted: October 04 2007 at 09:59 |
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It's not a question of right or wrong, but rather of two regional varieties of the same language. The same happens with Spanish in South and Central America, Portuguese in Brazil, and French in Canada, to mention just the best-known examples. If in American English the spelling is 'theater', as the band are unquestionably from the US, then we should use the American spelling even if we don't like it.
Like MikeEnRegalia, I also learnt British English, and had never been to the US before October last year. However, I have always been aware of the differences in spelling, pronunciation and vocabulary, and, while I still spell and pronounce words in the British way (I've often been asked if I was British), I have taken to using more and more 'American' words like apartment, elevator, gasoline and sidewalk when I am there.
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Logan
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Posted: October 04 2007 at 10:08 |
At least the following U.S. band got it right.  Actually, both spellings are considered correct in the US, I believe. I have a spell-check program running in the background as I type, and it's underlining "theatre" which indicates that it should be revised. Irregardless of country, of course the band name should be spelled as they spell it (not sure if the members of DT can spell, but that's by-the-by). I know I often feel bad about skipping umlauts/ accents/ various punctuation marks in some band and album names -- not good with the keyboard symbols. Since, like I spell colour with a "u", I usually automatically spell theatre with an "re" at the end, I have to think before spelling out the band's name. Or at least i did, now I'm used to writing out Dream Theater. Although DT -- delerium tremens - usually suffices. Actually, I don't like the use of acronyms much -- there are other bands that that can be abbreviated to DT, like Deadsoul Tribe, but I Digress Terribly.
Edited by Logan - October 04 2007 at 10:18
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Dream theater
next you'll be telling me that King's Ten should really called King's Cross. 
