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Apr 12, 2009 · Since by "Earth" we are usually specifically referring to the 3rd planet in this particular solar system, "We live on Earth" is applicable to both your instances. If you wanted to specifically impart the otherwise implied information regarding the planet's position, you could say "We live on Earth, which is the 3rd planet etc...". "We live on the Earth" could make sense in the context of alternate Universes with a number of Earths.
Mar 11, 2013 · Nobody knows how many rebellions besides political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. means that nobody knows how many non-political rebellions may be growing in the masses (large numbers) of people on (who live on, who populate) earth.
Apr 21, 2009 · English - Australia. Apr 21, 2009. #2. "This is the life" is something you say when life is great, for instance if you're on holidays in a tropical paradise, lying on the beach in the sun sipping a martini. "That's the life" would probably have the same meaning, but refers to somebody else or a type of ideal existence that you are not, for ...
Sep 20, 2011 · Member Emeritus. Southern England. English - England. Sep 25, 2011. #4. A. If a meteorite hit Earth and destroyed all intelligent life, he argued, the chances are vanishingly small that complex, intelligent life would evolve again. B. If a meteorite hit Earth and destroyed all intelligent life, he argued, the chances were vanishingly small that ...
May 1, 2007 · May 1, 2007. #7. Pinot, the concept of life is also uncountable in English. But when you are talking about an individual's time on earth, that life becomes countable. You are no longer talking about the idea of life or life in general. And, when you put a possessive in front of the word, you are clearly talking about life as an individual's ...
Feb 8, 2021 · COMMON If you come down to earth or come down to earth with a bump, you suddenly have to deal with the reality of everyday life after a period of great excitement.
Dec 9, 2008 · Hello. Since they evolved in different environments, it is unlikely that Martian microbes could harm life on Earth, but the risk is great enough that scientists should be careful, the committee wrote. Similar precautions were used for Moon rocks picked up by Apollo astronauts, but no signs of...
Jun 9, 2011 · Oxygen is critical for life on earth. <-- Oxygen had to have been present in order for life to develop on earth. Then again, as your examples demonstrate, it looks like they are used interchangeably by many.
Jan 7, 2015 · Hello What is the difference between "what" and "which" when used with "other"? For example, "what other planets have life besides Earth?"; "which other planets have life besides Earth?". Thank you
Apr 7, 2018 · Not necessarily. Everyone = all the 7.6 billion people on earth. That's plural lives, I guess? And then the writer goes on to use the plural "people". But if he'd said "the life of everyone" that wouldn't be wrong either, because everyone = every single one of us.
