English questions

[Raphael]

I¹'d say Operating Theatre, or just Theatre with enough context.

¹ With pretty standard SSBE, although I have enough experience of hospitals that “enough context” for me would be less than for an average person.

Thank you! Everyone else?

[Travis B.]

I¹'d say Operating Theatre, or just Theatre with enough context.

¹ With pretty standard SSBE, although I have enough experience of hospitals that “enough context” for me would be less than for an average person.

Thank you! Everyone else?

In everyday speech I'm used to Operating Room; the term Operating Theater has a rather formal, technical feel to me.

[Raphael]

In everyday speech I'm used to Operating Room; the term Operating Theater has a rather formal, technical feel to me.

Thank you, too!

[Richard W]

Are there differences between regional variants of English about what term people would usually most likely use for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_theater?

My usage, geographically unexpectedly, is as Lerisama's, except I wouldn't capitalise the words.

[Travis B.]

Are there differences between regional variants of English about what term people would usually most likely use for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_theater?

My usage, geographically unexpectedly, is as Lerisama's, except I wouldn't capitalise the words.

On second thought, I probably wouldn't capitalize it either.

[Lērisama]

Are there differences between regional variants of English about what term people would usually most likely use for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_theater?

My usage, geographically unexpectedly, is as Lerisama's, except I wouldn't capitalise the words.

My capitalisation habits are a bit odd; I wouldn't take that capitalisation as informative about anyone else's usage at all.

[Raphael]

Thank you!

[alice]

"operating theatre", as a plain "theatre" might be confused with live performances or war, although some might argue that's what it is on some level .

[anteallach]

"operating theatre", as a plain "theatre" might be confused with live performances or war, although some might argue that's what it is on some level .

... but it could be plain "theatre" if the context makes it clear.

[jal]

I (ESL speaker) hadn't heard of "operating theatre", only of "operating room/OR", probably by watching ER and Grey's Anatomy where they're only ever called "OR" as far as I recall (my progressive hearing loss has made it more difficult to pick up terminology from spoken word).


JAL

[/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/]

Are there differences between regional variants of English about what term people would usually most likely use for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_theater?

Operating Room, unless we're talking about some fancy hospital that's reserved for celebrities and important people that costs a lot more than the average hospital, in which case it's Operating Theatre. Considering I'm not an important person and don't know anyone who is, Operating Room (or just OR) works better in my mind, also because that's what it was referred to during my visit when I broke my leg. It also helps to disambiguate between actual theaters, which are often referred to as theatres where I live.

[Raphael]

Are there differences between regional variants of English about what term people would usually most likely use for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_theater?

Operating Room, unless we're talking about some fancy hospital that's reserved for celebrities and important people that costs a lot more than the average hospital, in which case it's Operating Theatre. Considering I'm not an important person and don't know anyone who is, Operating Room (or just OR) works better in my mind, also because that's what it was referred to during my visit when I broke my leg. It also helps to disambiguate between actual theaters, which are often referred to as theatres where I live.

Thank you!

[bradrn]

I think ‘Operating Theatre’ would be the usual term for me, but it’s not a thing I refer to often enough to be really sure.

[Raphael]

Thank you, too!


(What I find a bit weird about the thing described is that in German it's called an "Operationssaal", which, at least in my opinion, implies some kind of large hall ("Saal"), which, of course, doesn't really fit.)

[Richard W]

I think ‘Operating Theatre’ would be the usual term for me, but it’s not a thing I refer to often enough to be really sure.

We may have a difference between the Commonwealth and the US here.

[Raphael]

I think ‘Operating Theatre’ would be the usual term for me, but it’s not a thing I refer to often enough to be really sure.

We may have a difference between the Commonwealth and the US here.

Hm? bradrn and you are both from Commonwealth countries.

[Lērisama]

It also helps to disambiguate between actual theaters, which are often referred to as theatres where I live.

What else would a theatre be called? I'm not aware of anything else to call them.

(And since neither type of theatre is particularly common, and they appear in very different contexts, I wouldn't expect people to confuse where an operation happens and where you go to see a play, although since where disambiguation strikes outside of very common domains is as random as the rest of language change this doesn't mean much.)

Edit: I messed up the quoting. Twice.

[Richard W]

I think ‘Operating Theatre’ would be the usual term for me, but it’s not a thing I refer to often enough to be really sure.

We may have a difference between the Commonwealth and the US here.

Hm? bradrn and you are both from Commonwealth countries.

/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/ had just contradicted Bradn.

[Lērisama]

(Moved here from Ephemera, because I'm contributing nothing to that discussion)

Mind you, in West Germany there still was the likes of the Historikerstreit, where prominent conservative historians essentially tried to apologize for the Holocaust.

I think you mean "come up with apologetics for"

Which is a meaning of 'apologize' in English, if a somewhat formal, literary meaning.

Interestingly, I'd have to say “apologise the Holocaust” rather than “apologise for the Holocaust” to intend that meaning.

[bradrn]

I think you mean "come up with apologetics for"

Which is a meaning of 'apologize' in English, if a somewhat formal, literary meaning.

Interestingly, I'd have to say “apologise the Holocaust” rather than “apologise for the Holocaust” to intend that meaning.

I did notice that too.