Oh, look! There’s some thing sleeping in the trees! Common nouns are the names of things, that’s people, places or objects, while a proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing.

Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other ...

“Rage bait” had competition from two other words that tried to hack their way to the top of the list.

NARRATOR: Looks like you've caught more than you expected there. FISHERMAN: Help! There's a beast. I'm trapped on the lake. My boat is stuck. NARRATOR: Nice use of your nouns there. Beast, lake and ...