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club once a week, but I don’t think she’s serious.’
earth
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I have friends in different parts of the earth.
I have friends in different parts of the world.
We must all work together to protect the earth.
We must all work together to protect the planet.
earth/Earth
= the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen as a planet in space: ‘The earth
moves round the sun every 365 days.’ ‘On the journey back to Earth, one of the spaceship’s
computers failed.’
world
= the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen in terms of people, countries, cities
etc: ‘Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world.’ ‘It’s one of the largest countries in
the world.’ ‘You’ll be seeing some of the world’s leading golfers.’
Note the expression
all over the world
(= everywhere in the world): ‘I have friends all over the
world.’
planet
= the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen in terms of the natural environment:
‘This disaster could affect the whole planet.’ ‘The planet is gradually getting warmer.’
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