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Postby hanuman_2000 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:43 am

Sir,

Which are proper noun among the following:

Earth, Sun, Moon
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Postby Alan » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:52 am

Of the three, only 'Earth' can be used as a proper noun, meaning 'our earth', as in the expression life on Earth.
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