The show

[Benjamin J Barrett]

I recall hearing it for sure around 1984 or 1985 in Seattle. I think I
use it on occasion.

Benjamin Barrett
Baking the World a Better Place
www.hiroki.us

-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Janis Vizier Nihart

Growing up in a small town I can remember using the term the "show" when
= referring to a movie that you go to a theater to see. Example:  Are
you = going to the show tonight? =20 Was this an old way of referring to
the movies or the movie theater?  = Anyone remember using this term?