Thread: "на све́те" vs. "в ми́ре"

What's the difference? As in:

Санкт-Петербу́рг – са́мый краси́вый го́род на све́те.

У меня́ сáмая лу́чшая рабóта в ми́ре!

Thanks.

"на свете" is kind of poetic, more emotional.
"в мире" is what people usually say.

на свете is similar to 天下

Originally Posted by Doomer

на свете is similar to 天下

Теперь всё ясно! ;P

Edit: Oh-- she's Chinese, I didn't see!

Originally Posted by Doomer

на свете is similar to 天下

Got it. Thanks!