comments. Gene Simmons has decided it's time for his children to get out of the nest. However, while for most people in their early twenties that means a cramped share house and a diet Ramen noddles, as the children of a rockstar, Nick and Sophie Simmons will not be getting any roommates any time soon.
Teenager, grandmother, salesclerk, police officer, toddler, manager, window dresser, janitor, shoplifterâall of these people are common. nouns. The important thing to remember is that common nouns are general names. Thus, they. are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title. Proper nouns, those that name specific things, do require capitalization.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of common is something that belongs to or is shared by two or more people or the community at large. An example of common is the knowledge of drivers to stop at a red light. designating a noun that refers to any of a group or class: âbook,â âapple,â and âstreetâ are common nouns. 2  designating gender that can be either masculine or feminine: the word âchildâ is of common gender. 3  Math. belonging equally to two or more quantities: a common denominator.