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What is the difference between common and general ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between common and general ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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common = rare の反対語
general = specific の反対語
つまり、
common = ざらにある、よく見かけられる
general = 限定されていない、広い意味で
【Example: In Korea.】
Do you see that lady? The exact perm she has is really common in this country. (generalとは言わない)
【Example】
A: Help! There's a wild animal in the parking lot!
B: You're being too general. Is it a dangerous animal? (too commonとは言わない)
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common は、よくある、よく使われる、ありがちな
general は、一般的,
日本だとcommon も一般的と訳す事が多いですが、
common, commonly は (general, generally より) casual, informal に使います。
That’s a common idea. よくある考えです。ありがちな
That’s the general idea. 一般的な考えです。
例えば、
People generally sleep at night. 人は、一般的に夜に眠ります。
People commonly sleep at night. は、人はよく夜に眠ります。という意味になり、英語でも不自然です。
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@iquit I like that explanation.
I have to say, though, 一般的な考え actually means something closer to "a common idea" because it means an idea shared by the general public, not an idea free of specificity.
That's probably where the confusion happens for Japanese people.
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@us4gi Your clear explanation helped me understand these words, thank you! You are right. I often get confused about the use of these two words because I think "一般的な考え = common idea"!
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@iquit You're so good at making things easily understandable. "common idea" を "ありがちな" と訳すのが腑に落ちました。Thank you so much!
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