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« Reply #585 on: February 12, 2014, 11:37:46 PM »
Why has Earth has capital e but world hasn't got a capital w?
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« Reply #586 on: February 12, 2014, 11:40:08 PM »
Assume because Earth is a place and world is a noun
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« Reply #587 on: February 12, 2014, 11:51:36 PM »
All the planets are proper nouns so take a capital letter: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars...

World is just a generic term for the contents of the planet: the world Champion (like the national champion) or the clarksonesque "The best four door hatchback...........in the world"

Sometimes, a word can be either a noun or a proper noun and taking the definite or indefinite article can affect its meaning. Take church:

- a church: a building Christians pray in
- a church: the community of people who visit a particular church
- the Church: the entire group of followers of the particular denomination (Church of England, Roman Catholic, etc)


Edit: also, what Dubai the poster (not Dubai the place) said
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« Reply #588 on: February 12, 2014, 11:58:35 PM »
Quote from: Dubai on February 12, 2014, 11:40:08 PM
Assume because Earth is a place and world is a noun

Don't we live on the world? (as well as Earth)
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« Reply #589 on: February 13, 2014, 12:34:45 AM »
Quote from: The Camel on February 12, 2014, 11:58:35 PM
Quote from: Dubai on February 12, 2014, 11:40:08 PM
Assume because Earth is a place and world is a noun

Don't we live on the world? (as well as Earth)


Nope. We live in the world on the Earth.
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« Reply #590 on: February 13, 2014, 08:49:57 AM »
Go easy on him guys, English isn't Fabrice's first language.
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« Reply #591 on: February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM »
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?
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« Reply #592 on: February 13, 2014, 11:34:40 AM »
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Because while English players are still on the pitch, the Scots have finished playing, had a shower, eaten a bridie and a fried Mars bar and gone down the pub.
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« Reply #593 on: February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM »
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England
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« Reply #594 on: February 13, 2014, 12:07:42 PM »
Quote from: The Camel on February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England

really?

I was thinking it was because the players in Scotland didn't spend as long rolling around and calling on the trainers and thus played less added time
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« Reply #595 on: February 13, 2014, 12:11:27 PM »
Quote from: The Camel on February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England

Since when?

Always been 15 mins for as long as I can remember.
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« Reply #596 on: February 13, 2014, 12:24:57 PM »
Scotland is higher up, gravity is less strong the further you go from the centre of the Earth and time slows down if the gravitational pull is greater.

Simple, really.
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« Reply #597 on: February 13, 2014, 12:38:52 PM »
Quote from: celtic on February 13, 2014, 12:11:27 PM
Quote from: The Camel on February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England

Since when?

Always been 15 mins for as long as I can remember.

I understood the 10 minute thing to be true.  I haven't googled. 
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« Reply #598 on: February 13, 2014, 12:44:37 PM »
Quote from: Doobs on February 13, 2014, 12:38:52 PM
Quote from: celtic on February 13, 2014, 12:11:27 PM
Quote from: The Camel on February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England

Since when?

Always been 15 mins for as long as I can remember.

I understood the 10 minute thing to be true.  I haven't googled. 

Just done a bit of googling.  It used to be 10 minutes everywhere.  I think England changed first, then the Scottish Premiership changed before league 1.   Probably just because Camel and I are old farts and remember the difference.  Don't know if some Scottish quasi pub teams in their lower leagues still stick to 10 minutes.
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« Reply #599 on: February 13, 2014, 12:44:48 PM »
Quote from: celtic on February 13, 2014, 12:11:27 PM
Quote from: The Camel on February 13, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
Quote from: hector62 on February 13, 2014, 11:30:05 AM
When following the live  football scores on the BBC website/teleprinter why are the first results to come in always from Scotland?

Half time is only 10 minutes in Scotland but 15 in England

Since when?

Always been 15 mins for as long as I can remember.

It used to be 10 minutes in England too.

Changed about 15 years ago - Scotland stayed at 10 though.
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