Topic: the earth/Earth trembled?
I have a scene with multiple explosions, where the ground shook. Should I write that as the earth trembled or the Earth trembled? I assume the former since the whole planet doesn't tremble.
- Serra K Deacon
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Re: the earth/Earth trembled?
You would use 'earth' in this sentence. It's similar to when and why you would capitalise titles like: 'Dad' and 'dad', 'Mum' and 'mum'.
If 'Earth' is used as a proper noun, then it is capitalized. If used as a common noun, then the word 'earth' is lowercased.
