It’s common to the point of mootness, but: when describing the planet, Earth is a proper noun and should be capitalized. Otherwise you are referring to soil.

  • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    2 days ago

    I get the message and generally don’t care for prescriptive grammar, but for some reason this particular rule haunts me.

    Let those votes be a lesson: camouflage your actual point behind a picture everyone loves and you will … win fake internet points?

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      I think you deserve credit for finding a humorous, joyful way to make your point, instead of being obnoxious about it. I don’t even want to imagine what this post (and the accompanying comments) would be like on The Site That Shall Not Be Named.