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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Earth / Earth
Can I say,
The spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-10" landed safely on the earth / Earth yesterday.
The spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-10" landed safely on the earth / Earth yesterday.
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Hi, In such a context, Earth is normally capitalized and used as a proper name with no article. Clive
- Hi, In such a context, Earth is normally capitalized and used as a proper name with no article.
- Clive
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Hi,
In such a context, Earth is normally capitalized and used as a proper name with no article.
Clive
In such a context, Earth is normally capitalized and used as a proper name with no article.
Clive
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Thanks. Can you show me in what kind of context, we can say "on the earth"?
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Hi,
Can you show me in what kind of context, we can say "on the earth"?
If you search Google with this phrsae, you'll find it is usually capitalized, but sometimes the writer just doesn't bother. I wouldn't say that is unacceptable.
You can also refer to 'earth' in the sense of 'soil'.
eg I love planting flowers. The secret for success is to place the seeds completely
Can you show me in what kind of context, we can say "on the earth"?
If you search Google with this phrsae, you'll find it is usually capitalized, but sometimes the writer just doesn't bother. I wouldn't say that is unacceptable.
You can also refer to 'earth' in the sense of 'soil'.
eg I love planting flowers. The secret for success is to place the seeds completely
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