Qual é a diferença entre mutual e common ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.

I was wondering to what extent you can exchange "mutual" and common.

Terms like mutual/common friend/enemy

should work with both in my opinion, but what about something like

common currency (like the Euro, for example)

could you also say "mutual currency"? Comparing the google results, it does not seem overly common though.

Maybe someone could also explain what the actual difference between these two words is?

Thank you in advance.

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Deleted user

28 nov 2018

If your country and mine shared the euro as currency. Then we mutually use the same currency. The euro is common like the U.S. dollar. But they are not the same.

Jacob_Wade

28 nov 2018

Inglês (EUA)
Castelhano (México)

The word "Common" is used for things that are often used/said/done. As for the word "mutual", it is used for things that are the same.
For example:
Mutual Friends on Facebook are friends that the same.
And common places to eat at are places that are often gone to.

Halala

28 nov 2018

Alemão

Well, I know that "common" also means something like "normal" or "usual", but I feel it sometimes also means something like "joint ....", which seems very similar to "mutual".
I came up with a case where I feel that I can actually tell the difference (and both versions seem natural to me). Here's how I understand them:

mutual interest: means, that two persons/organizations are interested in each other .

common interest: this refers to an interest in something else, that two parties share

If that's correct, the difference would be in "reciprocal" (mutual) and "sharing one ..." (joint). Would you agree with my interpretations of the phrases?

regards, Halala

Jacob_Wade

28 nov 2018

Inglês (EUA)
Castelhano (México)

Mutual interests does not mean two people that are interested in each other. But two people who have the same interests.
Common interests is when two people have an interest that people are often interested in.

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Qual é a diferença entre mutual e common ?

Qual é a diferença entre mutual e common ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.

If your country and mine shared the euro as currency. Then we mutually use the same currency. The euro is common like the U.S. dollar. But they are not the same.

The word "Common" is used for things that are often used/said/done. As for the word "mutual", it is used for things that are the same.For example:Mutual Friends on Facebook are friends that the same.And common places to eat at are places that are often gone to.

Mutual interests does not mean two people that are interested in each other. But two people who have the same interests. Common interests is when two people have an interest that people are often interested in.

The word "Common" is used for things that are often used/said/done. As for the word "mutual", it is used for things that are the same.
For example:
Mutual Friends on Facebook are friends that the same.
And common places to eat at are places that are often gone to.

Mutual interests does not mean two people that are interested in each other. But two people who have the same interests.
Common interests is when two people have an interest that people are often interested in.