[英文易混淆字] signature or autograph－Anne's English Cafe

signature:

   [C] your name as you usually write it, for example at the
                         end of a letter
                         簽名；署名

                         Is this your signature on the letter?
                         They collected 10000 signatures for their petition.

                         [U] the act of signing something
                         簽名；署名；簽字；簽署
                       My secretary will bring the papers for signature.
                         Two copies of the contract will be sent to you for
                         signature.

   autograph: a famous person's signature, especially when
                         somebody asks them to write it
                         (名人的) 親筆簽名

                          My brother got Brad Pitt's autograph yesterday.
                          He was surrounded by autograph hunters outside
                          the theatre.


   signature 指的是我們在某些文件上的簽名, 如信用卡帳單, 申請書等
                      或指簽名的這個動作

   autograph 是粉絲和追星族們跟歌手, 明星等名人要的簽名
                        若你在非簽名會的場合碰到喜歡的名人,
                        想要簽名時可以問 "Could I have your autograph?"