Could you explain the standard definition? Public vs Private is a common confusion between British and American English. Personally, I'm not sure where "Common

Could you explain the standard definition? Public vs Private is a common confusion between British and American English. Personally, I'm not sure where "Common" fits in. I found one link, but I'm not sure if that's the distinction you are making: http://wealthofthecommons.org/essay/why-distinguish-common-goods-public-goods http://wealthofthecommons.org/essay/why-distinguish-common-g...