The difference between Common and Personal

When used as nouns, common means mutual good, shared by more than one, whereas personal means an advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.

When used as adjectives, common means mutual, whereas personal means pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.

Common is also verb with the meaning: to communicate (something).

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Common as an adjective:

Mutual; shared by more than one.

Examples:

"The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."

"Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors."
Common as an adjective:

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

Examples:

"It is common to find sharks off this coast."
Common as an adjective:

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

Examples:

"Sharks are common in these waters."
Common as an adjective:

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
Common as an adjective (grammar):

In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
Common as an adjective (grammar):

Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
Common as an adjective:

Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
Common as an adjective (obsolete):

Profane; polluted.
Common as an adjective (obsolete):

Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

Common as a noun:

Mutual good, shared by more than one.
Common as a noun:

A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Common as a noun:

The people; the community.
Common as a noun (legal):

The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Common as a verb (obsolete):

To communicate (something).
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To converse, talk.
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To have sex.
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To participate.

Examples:

"rfquotek Sir Thomas More"
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Examples:

"rfquotek Johnson"
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Personal as an adjective:

Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
Personal as an adjective:

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general

Examples:

"'personal question; personal desire"

"Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship."

"You can't read my diary - it is personal."
Personal as an adjective:

Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.

Examples:

"'personal charms"
Personal as an adjective:

Done in person; without the intervention of another.

Examples:

"a personal interview; personal settings"
Personal as an adjective:

Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner

Examples:

"personal reflections or remarks"
Personal as an adjective (grammar):

Denoting a person.

Examples:

"a [[personal pronoun personal pronoun]]"

Personal as a noun:

An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
Personal as a noun:

A movable; a chattel.

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