Sign VS signature ~ 動詞\名詞 (よくある間違いです common mistake)

Sign (verb) VS signature (noun)

"Can I have your sign?" NG

"Sign here please." CORRECT

"Can I get your signature here please." CORRECT

Signature is a noun (名詞) 署名、記名、サイン

Sign is a verb (動詞) サインする

It's easy to confuse these words in English because the Japanese use サイン as a noun and サインする as a verb.In English SIGN is used as a verb, サインする not a noun. 

~ a common form of the noun sign is 看板

OR ~ a road [traffic] sign 道路[交通]標識.

When writing your name SIGN is used as a verb every time. Look at these examples:

Please sign here.
こちらに署名下さい。

Please sign here.
ここでサインして下さい。

Please sign your name here.
ご署名をお願いします。

We use sign for anything legal (法律) like a contract or a rental agreement. BUT if we see someone famous

we ask ~ "Can I please have your autograph?"

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