Antedating of "Movie"

[Paul Johnston]

Pennsylvania, anyhow.  Warren's on the other side of the state--NW PA.

Paul Johnston
On Dec 1, 2007, at 11:00 PM, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:

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> On Dec 1, 2007 10:38 PM, Shapiro, Fred <Fred.Shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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>> movie (OED3 1911 Aug.)
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>> 1911 _Philadelphia Inquirer_ 8 Jan. 5 (America's Historical
>> Newspapers)  I had entertained the
>> mistaken impression that the house was one of those "Movies" -- as
>> the small boy chooses to
>> call the picture show shops -- notwithstanding the enthusiasm
>> displayed in the advance notices
>> of its erection.
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> Great find, Fred. The early (legitimate) "movie" cites seem to be
> clustering around Philadelphia. So far we've got:
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> 1/8/11: Philadelphia Inquirer
> 3/24/11: Bucks County (Pa.) Gazette
> 8/1/11: Washington Post (from Philadelphia Inquirer)
> 8/18/11: Warren (Pa.) Evening Mirror
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> Other cites given here:
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0412E&L=ADS-L&P=R360
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> --Ben Zimmer
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