Re: Write "Lua" right

[Stefan Sandberg <keffo.sandberg@...>]

Joe Smith wrote:
> "Rob Kendrick" <lua-l@nun.org.uk> wrote in message 
> news:1198192256.6587.5.camel@trite...
> > On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 23:57 +0100, Stefan Sandberg wrote:
> >
> > > Answer: The "official" name is the Moon, with a capital M. The 
> > > satellites of the other planets are called moons (small m). 
> > > Similarly, stars are referred to as suns, but our star is the Sun.
> >
> > We're getting dreadfully off-topic here, but if the moon's Luna, then
> > our sun is Sol - hence "solar system".  And our planet has the whimsical
> > name "Sol III".
> Sence fictions writers almost unanimously agree the correct name for 
> the closest star to this planet is indeed "Sol". If they give a 
> special name to the Earth's natural satelite, it is almost invariably 
> "Luna". The name for the planet is usually "Earth", but otherwise 
> "Terra". I personally prefer the "Sol", "Luna", "Terra".
Since when are fiction writers any form of authority?  (contradiction in 
terms, imo)