Thursday, August 21, 2025

21 August 2025 - A Plea for Capitalization

 When, Dear Reader, when did the world stop capitalizing 'Earth' when it's a proper noun?

Earth is the place - the planet - while earth is the soil - dirt.

It's not difficult to understand. I don't see articles on trips to mars, but rather to Mars - as is only proper (pardon the pun). Even plaster of Paris gets its capital P.

What has the Earth done to English speakers to relegate it to a second-class status?

Please, I implore you, stop this madness!

 

grr 

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