Could you help me, please? Hi, there Would you pleas help me with a few questions? Please 1) In an article, I came across this: When you deal with massive bodies like the Earth, however, which has

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Could you help me, please? Hi, there Would you pleas help me with a few questions? Please 1) In an article, I came across this: When you deal with massive bodies like the Earth, however, which has a mass of 6E+24 kilograms...".. Why is there an article "the" before Earth? 2) On a tv show, a man says: "You happen to see my hot wife around?" ... then a woman replies: "No, I haven't".. why "I haven't ? Why "have"? 3) Let's say you kind of curse at your friend but silently, just muttering a few words(can I say mutter here? What about curse at someone silently???) , but your friend ends up hearing you and he says: "I heard that." Would it sound odd to say "Good. You were supposed to" or "Good. That was the intention"? what could I say? Please. Thank you!

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Could you help me please?

Hi there,

Would you please help me with a few questions?

1) In an article, I came across this: When you deal with massive bodies like the Earth, however, which has a mass of 6E+24 kilograms...".. Why is there an article "the" before Earth?

It isn't necessary but you can include 'the'.

2) On a tv show, a man says: "You happen to see my hot wife around?" ... then a woman replies: "No, I haven't".. why "I haven't ? Why "have"?

You are saying 'no' and backing this up with 'I have not' (haven't). Therefore it is not a double negative, and is saying 'have not', rather tan 'have'.

3) Let's say you kind of curse at your friend but silently, just muttering a few words(can I say mutter here?)(YES YOU CAN!) What about curse at someone silently???) , but your friend ends up hearing you and he says: "I heard that."
Would it sound odd to say "Good. You were supposed to" or "Good. That was the intention"? what could I say?

Either would be fine. 'Good, you were supposed to' would be most appropriate.

Please.

Thank you!

to answer your first question. the author uses "the" to show emphasis that this specific heavy object is dealt with in a special way. 2nd question. since it's spoken English on a TV show then mistakes are bound to happen there's no escaping that even if they're native speakers. and still there's no mistake here anyway since the question doesn't really have a specified time, then 'have' or the present perfect would be used. the question is just like saying "have you seen my wife?" 3rd question: you could say both, they both work fine

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