english grammer

The earth is round.( It is a universal truth that the earth is round, so use present tense)

Prajwal

The Earth is round. (Use a capital letter when referring to the planet.)

Rover_KEThe Earth is round.

I don't see this much in the U.S. for our own planet. Is it BrE?

CJ

CalifJim Rover_KE The Earth is round.I don't see this much in the U.S. for our own planet.

Hi CJ
If it were not for you, I would have gone with Rover. Still, I am inclined to do so. I have learnt that 'Earth' is a proper noun(name of a planet). Only when it refers to 'dirt/soil', it is 'earth'. I see it as a rule. May be you have a quite dif

Wikipedia:
Earth (or the Earth) is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System.

LS

prajwalkrMost of the Google results suggest that you should use a capitalized 'e' when referring to a planet. What do you think?

I don't know what to think except that it's weirdly inconsistent.

Mercury is round. Venus is round. Mars is round. ... The Earth is round.

It seems to me we ought to drop the determiner the if

I frequently see Earth used with no "the". I think "the Earth" is becoming deprecated. I also was taught to always use Earth when referring to the planet, and earth when referring to soil.

Thank you CJ, CSnyder.

Prajwal

CalifJim Rover_KE The Earth is round.
I don't see this much in the U.S. for our own planet. Is it BrE?

CJ -- I thought you were referring to the capital letter, not the article. I think others did too.

khoffCJ -- I thought you were referring to the capital letter, not the article. I think others did too.

Now I'm confused.

Yes I was referring to the capital letter, not the article. And, as far as I know, all the others did too, as I intended them to.

I expect either Earth is round or The earth is round. My post was

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