Electrical Conductor Color Codeing
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I realize that Black, Red, Blue, Purple etc. can be used to indicated the hot conductor in a circuit but can different colors be used for Common (White) and Ground (Green) to indicate different circuits?

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No, ground may be bare but in home wiring common must be white, but it doesnt mean that all wires you may find in a junction box may be common, someone may have used one as part of a switchloop although it should be remarked. When you see a white nutted to another color this is usually the case.