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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Capitalization and proper noun

0Hi,02br
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00As far as I know, a proper noun must be capitalized but I seem to be faced with some proper nouns that are not capitalized often. According to the Collins/Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary, a definition given is this:02br
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00N-PROPER In some countries, 01b00heaven02b00 is said to be the place where God lives and where good people go when they die. 02br
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01i00God's purpose with humanity is reconciliation with one another in a new 01u00heaven02u00 and new earth.02i02br
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00How about this what seems to be a proper noun, 'earth'?02br
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01i00It means that the 01u00earth02u00 is only a very small planet in a large universe. 02i0-
  

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0 In this case we talk about the planet Earth. We say Mars not mars. 02br 02br 01i 00It means that the 01u 00Earth02u 00 is only a very small planet in a large universe.

— Rex

  • 0 In this case we talk about the planet Earth.
  • We say Mars not mars.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00It means that the 01u 00Earth02u 00 is only a very small planet in a large universe.
  • 02br 02i 02br 01i 00When you write something like 'What on earth' Or 'How on earth' , you will not think of the planet Earth.
  • So we write 'earth'.
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0 In this case we talk about the planet Earth. We say Mars not mars. We say Jupiter or not jupiter.02br
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00The planets are proper nouns.02br
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01i00It means that the 01u00Earth02u00 is only a very small planet in a large universe. 02br
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