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Rex Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The great man

0[1] I am the greatest man on earth.02br
00[2] I am the gretest man on the earth.02br
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01font00Which is the correct one?02font00 I know it will be bit odd to write 'the earth' if you consider it a proper noun.02br
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003. I went to the Norway. This is not correct.02br
004. I went to Norway. This is correct.02br
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00I guess it would be odd to write 'on earth'. It should be 'on Earth'. 01font00Please tell me.02font02br
00We don't say lif on mars. We say life on Mars.02br
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00You might wonder why I want to use this sentence.02br
00 I am going to create a new pair of keys for PGP. I am unable to revoke my existing keys as I lost my private key. So I am compelled to make a new pair of keys.02br
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00Our friends who are working with encryption are well aware of PGP and GnuPG. 02br
00I am looking for an interesting nickname to use there. There is leeway to have a nickname. 02br
00 I guess to write that I am the greatest is the best nickname.0-
  

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0Why did I begin to think from the very beginning that you were talking about yourself? 05002br
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00"I am the greatest man on the Earth" is correct.010id4
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0Ruslana02br
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01b01font00Ты – лучшая.02font02b02br
00I would like to know more about your answer. 02br
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00You would say Gagarin from Saratov went to the Moon. 02br
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00You are the most beautiful girl on earth. [ Here 'on earth' means 'in the world'.]02br
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0Hm, after a second thought I think "on Erath" (or "on earth") would be correct. Maybe even both of them are correct. At least, in Russian you can express that idea either way.02br
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00Wait for a native or teacher.0-
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0 ...or simply say "I'm the greatest man ever". 0-
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0 No, I want to use my original sentences.02br
00I urger someone to tell me the correct one.02br
00I am not sure whether to write 'on earth' or ' on the earth'.0-
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0"I am the greatest man on earth" is what a native speaker would say 050010id1
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0 on earth.02br
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0 Thanks CalifJim02br
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00You wouldn't capitalize the word 'Earth' , would you?02br
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00When talking about our planets, we capitalize. We write 'life on Mars'. We don't write 'life on mars'.02br
00I would like to hear from you on this.02br
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001.We **** sapiens live on planet Earth.02br
002. We **** sapi
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0 I'd write "on earth" when the idea of a planet is not crucial, i.e., when "on earth" is just another way of saying "in the world". I'd write "on planet Earth", however, because there the idea of a planet is explicit.02br
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00 There may be others who prefer to capitalize 01i00earth02i00 in all situations, but I doubt this is common practice.0
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0 Thanks CalifJim.02br
00I got your point neatly. The words 'on earth' implies 'in the world'02br
005. Maria is the most beautiful girl in the world.02br
006. Maria is the most beautiful girl on earth.02br
00 The fifth and sixth sentences are synonymous.02br
00In this sentence or rather in this context, it is not quintessential to cap
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