From: "alexander koryagin" <koryagin@newmail.ru>

F2EP
Hi, Roy Witt! How are you?
on Thursday, 28 of June, I read your message to alexander koryagin
about "Earth or the Earth"

 ak>>>> Quite often I see that people call this planet "Earth", whereas I
 ak>>>> read it must be called "the Earth". Maybe there is a rule?

 RW> Look up the definition of 'the' in an English dictionary ... there are
 RW> several ways in which to use the word. One that fits your 'the earth'
 RW> scenario is:

 RW> The, determiner (article): used preceding titles and certain uniquely
 RW> specific or proper nouns, such as place names; the United States; the
 RW> Honourable Edward Brown; the Chairman; the moon, the Earth...

 RW> i.e. Earth is the name (noun) of the planet that you live on.
 RW>      Mars is the name (noun) of a planet in this solar system.

Yes, but when your dictionary enumerates the planet names it uses "the Earth".
(begins with a capital letter). "the earth" is also all right, but it is IMHO a
 different term. For instance, "The earth was very close, and the pilot baled
out."

[...Nil de nihito fil]
Bye Roy!
Alexander (yAlexKo[]yandex.ru) + 2:5020/2140.91
fido7.english-tutor 2012


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