Asked by rfvv
Do you know the origin/ history of 'go to the movies'?
Long ago, I found the following somewhere on the Internet.
- In the beginning, two movies were shown to people. So they started to use the expressions, "Let's go to the movies." It means, "Let's go to see the 'two' movies."
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Am I mistaken? Is the origin wrong? Would you let me know the origin of "go to the movies'? I searched for many homepages, but I could not find that. Long before, I had found the origin on line. However, it's to difficult to find the origin.
Long ago, I found the following somewhere on the Internet.
- In the beginning, two movies were shown to people. So they started to use the expressions, "Let's go to the movies." It means, "Let's go to see the 'two' movies."
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Am I mistaken? Is the origin wrong? Would you let me know the origin of "go to the movies'? I searched for many homepages, but I could not find that. Long before, I had found the origin on line. However, it's to difficult to find the origin.
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
That's probably right. When my grandparents, parents, and by brother and I went to the movie theater in town, there were always at least two movies shown -- until some point in the 1960s, I think. There was a fairly long period of time when I didn't go to the movie theater at all (not enough money for them, plus small children to raise!), but when I started going again, there were lots of previews before the movie (singular!) began.
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