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January 27th, 2004, 06:12 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
In spanish, the name for the Moon is "Luna", and also, the name for the Sun is "Sol". When we talk about other Planet's satellites, we name them "lunas" too... same thing but talking about others suns.
Then, if you ask me, think the true names in English are simply Moon and Sun.
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January 27th, 2004, 06:44 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
I say Lord Chane has it about right. Likewise, the Greeks called the moon goddess "Selene". I'm sure there are other names in other Languages that I'm not aware of, but it seems safe to assume that early names for the moon in any language referred to our moon, and not just any satellite. Naturally, our moon was the only such body known in prehistoric times.
edit: It's discoverer is sometimes referred to as Pithecanthropus, which I think refers to the first human being.
[ January 27, 2004, 16:52: Message edited by: Cipher7071 ]
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January 27th, 2004, 06:47 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
The answer is: The Moon
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January 27th, 2004, 06:55 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
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The answer is: The Moon
The source is: HERE
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Actually, according to this source, the name is: Moon
There is no capitalized "the" in the name.
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January 27th, 2004, 07:00 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
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January 27th, 2004, 07:12 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
beeep...beeep...beeep...
Anglo-centric alarm! Anglo-centric alarm!
Moe, Larry, the cheese!! Moe, Larry, the cheese!! Whooop whooop whoooop!!
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January 27th, 2004, 07:18 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
you are all wrong!  the real name is: der Mond
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January 27th, 2004, 07:24 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
Quote:
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There is no capitalized "the" in the name.
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The response from spoon is: Bite Me!
(I always want to capitalize the first word after a colon. It is wrong, I know, but sometimes you have to give into your grammatical weaknesses or else you end up like Greybeard).
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January 27th, 2004, 08:45 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
Hey, what about the Earth? its Earth and dont give me that Gia stuff...
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January 27th, 2004, 09:10 PM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
The Earth is Terra. That's where all those Terrans come from.
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