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savvinka
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Hi, everyone, Could you confirm if the underlined word is possible to use in the below sentence and what the synonyms are. Are there better versions to express the idea? === I �m glad the cinema is still playing it since we were too
busy to see it last week.=== Olga
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23 May 2013
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edrodmedina
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@savvinka.. Sounds good to me. Ed |
23 May 2013
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yanogator
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I would say that "playing" it is acceptable, but that "showing it" is the far better choice. We generally use "playing" intransitively - The film is still playing there./ The cinema is still showing the film. Bruce |
23 May 2013
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Jayho
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Agree - playing is fine and showing is better |
23 May 2013
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yucelius
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i would say �i am glad the film is still on �. it would sound more authentic. |
23 May 2013
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ueslteacher
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Here are the phrases from the IMDb website and Yahoo!movies:
Find the latest new movies now playing in theaters.
Find what is showing in theaters this weekend.
So, I guess, both are fine, especially bc the natives say so:) Sophia |
24 May 2013
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yanogator
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@Sophia, Olga was asking about the transitive use, "playing it", which is different from the fine examples you found. It �s also more complicated. Bruce |
24 May 2013
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