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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"the earth" and "Mars"

Hello, I want to ask a question:

Both the earth and Mars are planets. Then why do we put "the" in front of "earth", but leave out "the" when we say "Mars"?

And what's the difference between "the earth", "the Earth" and "Earth"?

I know it's a stupid question but I couldn't figure it out. Please give me your opinion. Thank you very much for your help!Emotion: smile
  

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Hi Viceidol The names of the planets are capitalised and no article is used: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Earth. In speech people often say the earth when referring to our planet. There are expressions and sayings without the article: What on earth did he mean?

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  • Hi Viceidol The names of the planets are capitalised and no article is used: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Earth.
  • In speech people often say the earth when referring to our planet.
  • There are expressions and sayings without the article: What on earth did he mean?
  • You'll just have to learn them.
  • There is no logic.
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Hi Viceidol

The names of the planets are capitalised and no article is used: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Earth. In speech people often say the earth when referring to our planet. There are expressions and sayings without the article: What on earth did he mean? You'll just have to learn them. There is no logic.

CB
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You need to capitalise "the Earth" to differentiate it from "the earth" - the soil in which things grow.
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Feebs11You need to capitalise "the Earth" to differentiate it from "the earth" - the soil in which things grow.
Logic would have it that way but in English logic doesn't always apply. Some capitalise it, some don't:

earth, n.
1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diamet
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The earth on the earth is red.
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