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JulietaVL
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Hi dear teachers, can you tell me if it is correct to say "see a movie" ??
Thanks
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30 Mar 2009
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mr.sneeze
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"Movie" is a US term interchangeable with the GB one "film" so, yeah! p.s Where I come from we don �t even use the term "see". We say, "You wanna go check out that flick!
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30 Mar 2009
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JulietaVL
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Thanks seaword, and how do you say this?
"I watched Titanic" or "I saw Titanic" ?
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30 Mar 2009
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eng789
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I saw/watched Titanic yesterday. okay I saw/watched the movie Titanic yesterday. -better |
30 Mar 2009
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JulietaVL
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OH, OK... THANK YOU, I ALWAYS HAD THAT DOUBT
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30 Mar 2009
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douglas
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"Let �s go see a movie." I use it all the time.
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30 Mar 2009
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Nebal
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Generally to watch is a now activity:
Watch the movie! (Pay attention to the movie now!)
I am watching a movie.
I was watching the movie when my phone rang. And to see is less time-specific:
I saw a movie.
Have you seen that movie?
Let �s go see the movie.
If you live in England you might say, "I went to the cinema to watch a movie."
If you live in the US, you will say, "I went to see a movie."
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