4 May
2005
4 May
'05
7:17 a.m.
On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:01:48 -0600, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
�diveboss@xmission.com wrote: �Pet peeve alert! �<grin>
�"Moon" (or Luna) is the name of Earth's satellite. �There is only one �Moon. �Calling all natural satellites "moon" is like calling all members �of SLAS Guy.
Actually, "moon" means large satellite orbiting a planet, "Moon" is the name of our moon. Notice the capitalization. Same goes for Earth; capitalized, it's the name of our planet, lower case it means dirt. :) Rich Allen