Difference between Inscribe and Autograph

What is the difference between Inscribe and Autograph?

Inscribe as a verb is to write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave. while Autograph as a verb is to sign, or write one's name or signature on a book etc

Inscribe

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave. To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

Autograph

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person's own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.A manuscript in the author's handwriting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sign, or write one's name or signature on a book etcTo write something in one's own handwriting

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Written in the author's own handwriting.

Example sentence: This mum comes up, she's got a five-year-old kid and she says, 'Can he have your autograph, you are his favourite person in the whole world.' I thought, 'How cool is that? I've got five-year-old fans,' and as I'm signing this autograph, the mum goes, 'Yeah, yeah, you're by far the best Wiggle.'

We hope you now know whether to use Inscribe or Autograph in your sentence.

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