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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
I am irritated by a similar conceit by SF writers. That is calling Earth, "Terra" I'm pretty sure English has dropped that name for the planet quite some time ago. And why would, in the future, some 'global naming agency' use the word 'Terra' for the planet Earth?
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I can handle 'Terra' for 'Earth'. What I don't get is why in those same books, other aliens are named for their planets. Vulcans come from Vulcan, Martians come from Mars and humans come from Earth. But then, Earther always sounds a little stupid. Terran sounds slightly better, which is why I suppose I don't mind swapping Terra for Earth.