From The Proofreader's Desk
Three random things I've seen so far today: (1) Using the wrong type of person in the wrong place (possibly at the wrong time too, but that would make it a Bruce Willis film). Here are the correct associations (with some bonus info): theatres and cinemas attract audiences . They stage plays and screen or show films (respectively), each of which are based on scripts , sporting events , (everything from football matches to the Olympics) have spectators , events , spectacles * draw crowds , music festivals , rock / pop etc concerts – crowds, opera halls , symphonies – also audiences. Note the action verbs – theatres stage plays; cinemas show films (at film festivals and certain other competitive or unique events, like Kraków’s awesome Film Music Festivals , they’re called screenings ). * Calling something a spectacle is really quite archaic, I mean like we’re going back to e19 or whenever it was coined and put in the dictionary. For any spectacles you...