cause damge to the environment

[alpacinoutd]

Hello.

Is it correct to say we "cause damage to" our planet?

Is this sentence correct and natural?

The emission of greenhouse gases in the biggest damage we cause to planet earth.

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello.

Is it correct to say we "cause damage to" our planet?

Yes, but just saying "damage" is more natural.

Is this sentence correct and natural?

The emission of greenhouse gases in the biggest damage we cause to planet Earth.

Yes.

When you're talking about dirt, use earth. When it's our planet's name, capitalize it, just like Mars, Venus, and so on.

[jutfrank]

I have to disagree with Charlie Bernstein. Your sentence is awful.

For a start, you've misspelled is.

Second, don't say big damage. That word combination doesn't work.

[alpacinoutd]

Thanks to Charlie and Jutfrank both. I would really appreciate it if you would also share your knowledge in the Writing and Editing section as I feel like you don't visit that area of the forum as much as you visit the Ask a Teacher section.

[emsr2d2]

Thanks to Charlie and Jutfrank both. I would really appreciate it if you would also share your knowledge in the Writing and Editing section as I feel like you don't visit that area of the forum as much as you visit the Ask a Teacher section.

We don't visit it as often. That's mainly because it takes a lot longer to deal with posts in that section and, as volunteers, we have to choose carefully where to spend our precious time. If I have 15 minutes to spare and I can choose between answering 10 questions in Ask A Teacher or dealing with just one piece of text in Editing and Writing Topics, I will pick the former.
But people do visit that section. You just have to be more patient with your posts there.

[alpacinoutd]

We don't visit it as often. That's mainly because it takes a lot longer to deal with posts in that section and, as volunteers, we have to choose carefully where to spend our precious time. If I have 15 minutes to spare and I can choose between answering 10 questions in Ask A Teacher or dealing with just one piece of text in Editing and Writing Topics, I will pick the former.
But people do visit that section. You just have to be more patient with your posts there.

I totally understand. Each and every one of your answers is more valuable to me than you can imagine. Difficult though it may be, I will have to learn to be more patient to get answers.

[Charlie Bernstein]

I have to disagree with Charlie Bernstein. Your sentence is awful.

For a start, you've misspelled is.

Second, don't say big damage. That word combination doesn't work.

Yes, I agree. I just didn't want to get picky. I thought about a few substitutes for bigger but decided it was understandable.

You're right, a full reworking would make it more natural.

[Charlie Bernstein]

Thanks to Charlie and Jutfrank both. I would really appreciate it if you would also share your knowledge in the Writing and Editing section as I feel like you don't visit that area of the forum as much as you visit the Ask a Teacher section.

I do go there.

Students don't use the Literature and Slang sections as much as they used. I miss that.

[alpacinoutd]

You're right, a full reworking would make it more natural.

What should I do?

[alpacinoutd]

Maybe it's best that this thread be moved to the Writing and Editing section as now the sentence needs to be re-written.
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