proper vs common: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: proper or common

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properadjective

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

properadjective

having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

properadjective

limited to the thing specified

properadjective

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

commonnoun

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

commonadjective

common to or shared by two or more parties

commonadjective

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

commonadjective

commonly encountered

commonadjective

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

commonadjective

of or associated with the great masses of people

commonadjective

of low or inferior quality or value

commonadjective

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

commonadjective

having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

commonadjective

to be expected; standard

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