The Earth / Earth

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What's the difference between "Earth"/"earth"/"The Earth"".

There is the book that I've read recently: "The Pilars of The Earth", but there is also "Video results for earth" on Google.
I know it's not simple to explain, but if you can please, give about 10 examples showing "The Earth" or "Earth" in examples.

[Gość: Steve]

"(The) earth on (the) Earth makes it very fertile." Using the first 'the earth'
is normal, but rarely important unless there is something to be stressed eg
"(The) Earth is mainly rock and water, its amazing anyone lives there." "Yes,
but its the earth on Earth that makes it very fertile." 'The' is optional when
speaking about the planet as a planet. "The Pillars of the Earth' is a better
title because "pillars of stone' is a well-known phrase and 'pillars of earth'
may be read as meaning something made of soil rather than stone. Since 'the
earth' is a specific thing it is obviously the planet.

"The earth in my garden is very poor." "The plants grow well in the warm earth
of Southern England." The earth here is specific to the place, so 'the' is
normal. "The seeds germinate quickly in warm earth." "Turf is just a layer of
earth held together by grass" (or vice versa). Earth in general doesn't require
'the'. 'To Earth' is also a verb when moving soil: "earth it over" often means
to cover a plant with soil to improve growth. "The microbes found on Mars grew
quickly on (the) Earth". The comparison between Mars and Earth makes this clear.
"The microbes grew quickly on (the) Earth/earth" would have to be understood in
its context. Without a space connection it would probably be assumed to be soil,
whilst with a space connection it would need explanation to prevent ambiguity eg
"on the earth in Mars lander" or "when the samples were placed on earth back on
Earth".

"After being at sea for so long, it was good to feel the earth under her feet
again." "After years in the concrete jungle, it was good to have earth under his
feet again." The former means solid ground. , with 'the' being normal to
distinguish it from earth as soil: he may be standing on concrete. Urban
language may ignore 'the'. The latter specifically means soil.

"The astronaut kissed the earth as soon as she returned to (the) Earth." As I
recall, however, the Pope was usually said to have kissed the ground after his
plane landed. "Welcome to the planet, 'Earth' ." "Welcome to Planet Earth."
"Welcome to the planet called (The) Earth". "Welcome to (the) Earth."

"Welcome Earth man." "I like Earth food." "How long is that in earth time?"
However, "you are the Earth man aren't you?" ie the one I'm thinking of,
compared with 'an earth man' as one of the general group of people that comes
from earth.

"In wiring sockets or plugs, the earth (wire) has to be connected to the earth"
ie the wire is joined to the earth connection. "It must be connected to an
earth." "By law, the earth (or earthing pole) from the house has to be driven at
least one metre into the earth." 'An earth' means any place that serves as an
earth: in flats the main earth wires are often connected to pipes that should
eventually lead to the ground. 'To earth' is the verb.

"An earth is the den of various animals dug in the ground." "Where is the
earth?" ie where is its den. "It (or he) went to earth" ie disappeared (animal
or man).

"They're the salt of the earth" ie they're as common as muck, but nice with it.

"He's very down to earth" ie not posh or intellectual in the way that people
similar to him would be expected to be.

"He came (down) to earth with a bang" ie he suddenly had to face the hardship of
real life.

"Its the best on earth."

"Welcome back to earth" ie welcome back to reality eg from fantasy, madness or
unconsciousness (or from a space trip, of course).

"We all eventually return to the earth" ie we die.