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What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

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A difference is that common nouns don't start with capital letters; proper nouns do.
Proper nouns are usually names of people, places, books etc, and things that are specific.
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The difference between a noun and a proper noun is that nouns are general names and have a capital at the beginning of a sentence or if they are apart of a title. Proper nouns are specific names and always require capitalization.

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