When we refer to our planet Earth, why do we call it THE Earth. If we were talkin about Mars we wouldn't say The Mars we would just say Mars. So why do we add 'The' before 'Earth' when 'Earth' is its name?
Think about it and leave comments.
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2007-11-05 00:25:19 · 10 answers · asked by <3 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Earth is more than just a planet name - it is also a location.
The City
The State
The Country
The Earth...
Mars is a proper name - Like Jack. We generally don't refer to proper names with "The".
2007-11-05 00:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by Nick D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not just ANY Earth, it is THE Earth. Like how some many people used to talk about world war two as THE war. People reserve the word THE to go in front of nouns that are of special importance to the point of being the one and only.
That is really a language question and not a science of astronomy question.
2007-11-05 01:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" The " is usually used to refer to a particular,familiar object.Since the Earth is familiar than any other planet it is referred to as 'The Earth'.
2007-11-05 02:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth is an unique planet which can sustain life.Thats why The Earth.
2007-11-05 00:29:51 · answer #4 · answered by Chigorin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you say Earth.. rather than The Earth..
People could think you meant soil.. Or dirt..
Because people are often not as context sensitive as they should be
2007-11-05 00:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by Lowlevel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably because we don't have a word "Earthian" to describe things belonging to Earth. Sometimes, however, we do use Terran.
2007-11-05 00:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well sometimes people call it just " earth" as well..
Probably its because we humans think our planet is more important than any other lol.....
2007-11-05 00:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by I'm Sri Lankan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the scentence structure and message context, it can be proper to use the 'the' at times and not use it at other times.
2007-11-05 00:34:58 · answer #8 · answered by B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All people that on Earth do dwell...
2007-11-05 00:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good grief, are you kidding? You think about it! If you had you may not have even asked such a silly question.
2007-11-05 01:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋